Leader of rebels who toppled Syria’s Assad is named country’s interim president
Former rebels now controlling Syria name an interim president and throw out the constitution adopted under Assad, saying a ...
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Top EU diplomats visit Syria, tour ousted Assad regime's notorious Sednaya prison, call for inclusive leadership
The Biden administration said after Assad fled to Russia that the U.S. could recognize a new Syrian government under certain conditions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the new leadership ...
Newsweek29d
Why Even a Jihadist Syria Is Better Than Assad | Opinion
The fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, after 13 years of brutal war, should be an unequivocal cause for celebration. Assad ruled through torture, fear, and violence, crushing dissent while ...
Newsweek26d
Calls for 'Political New Beginning' With Post-Assad Syria
This marks the first official visit to Syria by senior European diplomats since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad. Both ministers aim to support a peaceful transition and regional ...
AOL26d
Top EU diplomats visit ousted Assad regime's prison of horrors in Syria
"Fragile hope" for a "stable and peaceful" Syria Sharaa, head of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led the offensive that toppled Assad. The HTS-dominated interim authorities now face ...
The New York Times29d
Rebels Easily Toppled Syria’s Army. Their Challenge Now: Rebuilding.
Image Syrian fighters investigating an overturned tank, left behind after President Bashar al-Assad’s soldiers fought rebels advancing from the north, near a checkpoint on the outskirts of Homs.
The Washington Post29d
Alawites live in fear as Syrian rebels hunt members of Assad’s regime
Munitions fired by former rebels tore through homes, killed a teenage boy and left fears of vicious reckonings to come after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. A sense of euphoria in much of Syria has ...
Bloomberg L.P.23d
US Allows More Humanitarian Aid to Syria After Assad’s Downfall
The Biden administration is offering limited sanctions relief to Syria to boost the flow of humanitarian aid after the downfall of President Bashar al-Assad. The Treasury Department said in a ...
The New York Times25d
In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Freedoms Off Limits Under al-Assad
But soon after the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011, the military under President Bashar al-Assad closed the mountain to civilians. Suddenly, instead of families and friends shooting fireworks ...
World Politics Review16d
China Will Approach Post-Assad Syria With Caution
As a result, in today’s post-Assad Syria, China faces complicated dilemmas. But depending on how developments unfold and how the West ultimately approaches the new powers that be in Damascus ...
Snopes.com27d
No Evidence Bashar al-Assad Was 'Poisoned' in 'Assassination Bid'
On Jan. 1, 2025, several media outlets including Newsweek and The Sun reported on a supposed poison attack on the exiled former president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, who resides in Russia ...
The Washington Post15d
UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
Ahmad al-Mansour has been living in Syria for years and was among the fighters that toppled Assad’s government. The ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not ...