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Greetings from Damascus, Syria, where a crowded bar welcomed post-Assad revelers
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US revokes terror label for Syria’s HTS after it toppled Assad; Christian group decries 'injustice'
The United States government has revoked its designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a foreign terrorist organization, seven ...
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From Aleppo in ruins to the Deir ez-Zor's last bridge: Syria seven months after Assad’s fall
It has been seven months since Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power in Syria, thrusting the country into a new era after 54 ...
How the Assad Regime Built a Mass Grave in Syria
Assad’s regime was toppled, Charlie Smart, a reporter at The New York Times, traveled to a mass burial site in Syria to ...
Syrian security forces detain cousin of toppled leader Assad
Assad, a cousin of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad, state news agency SANA said on Saturday.Wassim al-Assad was sanctioned by the United States in 2023 for leading a paramilitary force backing Assad's ...
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Bashar al-Assad’s Rule: From Reform Hopes to Brutal Dictatorship
Assad’s leadership quickly descended into authoritarianism, marked by mass repression and a devastating civil war. This video ...
Shiite neighborhoods in Damascus commemorate Ashoura quietly after Assad's ouster
Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad ...
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Syria After Assad - Who Will Lead and What Comes Next?
With the Assad regime officially overthrown, Syria enters a new and uncertain phase. This video explores the political vacuum ...
UK Re-Establishes Syria Ties Eight Months After Fall of Assad
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy traveled to Damascus to renew diplomatic relations with Syria on Saturday, eight months ...
Assad’s fall in Syria turned Turkey and Saudi Arabia from rivals to partners. Will it last?
Turkey and Saudi Arabia are two Sunni powerhouses that have had a complicated and often contentious relationship over the ...
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From Aleppo in ruins to a tank cemetery in Deir ez-Zor: Syria seven months after Assad’s fall
It has been seven months since Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power in Syria, thrusting the country into a new era after 54 ...