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    Syrian Inquiry Says Military Leaders Did Not Order Sectarian Killings in March

    A fact-finding committee presented findings on a wave of sectarian killings earlier this year. Human rights experts said the report failed to hold the country’s security establishment accountable.
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    Wildfires Scar Syria Anew

    The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the size of Washington, D.C.
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    Wildfires Sweep Syria’s Coast as Drought Strains Fragile State

    Firefighting efforts have been hampered by the presence of mines and unexploded ordnance left over from the civil war, as the country grapples with the worst drought in decades.