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  1. U.S. Aid Cutbacks Hurt Efforts to Repatriate Former Islamic State Residents Washington, May 1

    Cuts to American aid have compromised efforts to repatriate people at desert camps in Syria and Iraq for former Islamic State members and their families, according to a report to Congress.

  2. Armed Syrians Take Defense of a Besieged Druse City Into Their Own Hands Foreign, May 1

    Amid sectarian clashes that killed seven men in Jaramana, tense residents say the government isn’t doing enough to protect them, and are organizing to guard the city.

  3. It Survived for 2,000 Years, but Syria’s War Battered Palmyra Foreign, April 21

    During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments reduced to rubble.

  4. U.S. Is Withdrawing Hundreds of Troops From Syria Washington, April 17

    The end of the Assad era has reduced some threats, but the Islamic State has shown renewed strength in the country.

  5. The Elusive Dream of Owning a Home in New York City Metro, November 29

    For many middle- and working-class New Yorkers, it’s an even more distant possibility than it used to be.