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Rebel soldier laments that his wife, from Al Assad's Alawite sect, has disowned him and his cause

Rush of foreign fighters from US and Europe gives rise to new phenomenon in Syria

Opposition fighters take control of six Alawite villages

The party hierarchy may not approve, but Trump has energised voters who feel ignored and belittled

In Beirut, children begging or peddling items is now a common sight

History of conflict is not taught in schools, so youth turn to old relatives for information