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Syrian rebels reassured aid groups they'd be safe as they tried to orchestrate an organized takeover
Kenn Crossley, a Canadian and the World Food Program's country director and representative for Syria, says humanitarian workers were told "not to panic" via messages from the opposition, as rebels made their way through the country and ousted the government in 11 days.
CBC in Syria
Rebel victory in Syria exposes horrors of Saydnaya prison as families search for traces of the disappeared
Days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, throngs of people are still making their way to a notorious military prison near Damascus hoping for news of loved ones who long ago disappeared into its bowels. It's one of several such compounds that Assad used to suppress dissent and terrorize the population.
Trump victory a boon to Israeli settlers who hope to annex West Bank
Supporters of Israel's decades-old settlement enterprise in the occupied Palestinian territories have been quick to welcome Donald Trump's recent U.S. election victory and what they clearly expect will be a boon to their aim of formally annexing the West Bank.
Analysis
If fighting stops in Lebanon, can an army that has long played 2nd fiddle to Hezbollah keep the peace?
Lebanese troops, outgunned not just by Israel but also by Hezbollah, have remained firmly on the sidelines during the current conflict. But some observers say that as toothless as it is compared to the Iran-backed militia, the country's army is still one of the few state institutions capable of providing a stabilizing influence in the event of a ceasefire.
'This is a crime': Lebanese families fled the south only to succumb to airstrikes farther north
Zahraa Badreddine brought her children to Ain el-Delb from southern Lebanon in an effort to protect them, deciding like hundreds of thousands of others to flee escalating attacks between Israel and Hezbollah, only to have two of her sons die along with dozens of others when airstrikes levelled the buildings they were sheltering in.
CBC IN BEIRUT
He lost his home and job, she sent her kids to Syria: Stories of some of Lebanon's nearly 1 million displaced
In the days since Israel’s killing of top Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Beirut looks as though a tornado has passed through it. Lebanon now says nearly one million people have been displaced. Many of them fled neighourhoods around the bomb site where Israel says Hezbollah maintained a major command centre for the city centre, some sleeping outside and others on the move with belongings in garbage bags or suitcases.
CBC IN WEST BANK
Residents of Jenin struggle once again to pick up the pieces after Israeli troops depart
Residents of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, have begun cleaning up after Israeli troops ended their nine-day incursion into the northern part of the territory on Friday. Locals say it was the most destructive in recent memory.
Analysis
'He doesn't see anybody': Critics accuse Netanyahu of putting political survival ahead of Israelis' security
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhau seems to be holding onto power – for now. But pressure is mounting for him to consider the future beyond Israel’s war with Hamas, and to stop putting his own interests ahead of the country’s.
Analysis
France's Macron gambles on snap election to keep far right in check
In response to a far-right surge in recent European Parliament elections, French President Emmanuel Macron has called snap parliamentary elections to conclude in a final ballot on July 7. It has created shockwaves and raised fears that the gamble could backfire.
South Africa's ANC party poised to lose majority, partial election results suggest
If partial results from this week’s election in South Africa stay the course, the free hand the African National Congress (ANC) has enjoyed on the national political stage for 30 years could well be coming to an end.