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What just happened in Syria? Unpacking the historic week that toppled Assad

Syria has had a week like no other, rebels toppling President Bashar al-Assad and opening Saydnaya prison, while the hunt for American Austin Tice continues.

The New York Times · 2d

The Fall of Assad in Syria: How It Happened and What Comes Next

The rebels who ended the Assad family’s brutal rule in Syria began asserting control on Monday. They took up positions outside public buildings in Damascus and directed traffic in a show of their newly claimed authority.

Barron's · 15h

Syria Since Assad's Overthrow: Latest Developments

Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed Saturday that Washington had made contact with Syria's victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels, despite previously designating the group as terrorists.

Syrians cheer end of 50 years of Assad rule

The New York Times · 6d

Road to Damascus Littered With Relics of Fallen Assad Government

Reporters for The New York Times entered Syria on Monday, finding remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s oppressive rule.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Thousands of Syrian celebrate in central Damascus during first Friday prayers since Assad’s fall

Thousands of Syrians celebrated in Umayyad Square, the largest in Damascus, after the first Muslim Friday prayers following the downfall of former President Bashar Assad.

Chicago Tribune · 1d

Syrians cheer end of 50 years of Assad rule at first Friday prayers since government fell

Exuberant Syrians observed the first Friday prayers since the ouster of President Bashar Assad, gathering in the capital’s historic main mosque, its largest square and around the country to

The Times of India on MSN9h

The fall of Damascus: Assad’s final hours in Syria before rebel takeover

In the final, chaotic hours before rebel forces stormed Damascus and ended Bashar al-Assad's iron-fisted rule, the Syrian ...

Syrian authorities reopen schools, a week after upheaval that overthrew Assad

Students returned to classrooms in Syria on Sunday after the country's new rulers ordered schools reopened in a potent sign ...

Los Angeles Times on MSN1d

Thousands of Syrians celebrate in central Damascus during first Friday prayers since Assad’s fall

DAMASCUS, Syria — Thousands of Syrians gathered Friday in Damascus’ historic main mosque for the first Muslim Friday ...

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UN envoy calls for sanctions relief to help rebuild Syria after Assad's ouster

The Syrian government has been under strict sanctions by the United States, European Union and others for years as a result ...

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Italy-Assad Govt's Intel Communication 'Leaked' | What Happened Before Fall Of Damascus

A new report has claimed that Italy's intelligence leadership was in touch with Syrian forces before the fall of Bashar ...

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Syrian rebels capture Damascus as President Assad flees the country

We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad,” a rebel leader said on WhatsApp. “To the displaced ...

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Joy, fear and confusion in Damascus as Syrians welcome life after Assad

Rapturous celebrations in the streets of the capital were tempered by trepidation over whether the city’s new rebel ...

Donald Trump Sends Message to Putin As Assad Flees Damascus

The president-elect claimed Russia is in a "weakened state" due to the Ukraine conflict and urged Putin to negotiate.

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Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad’s notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets

Tens of thousands of people held in Syria's notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since the insurgents began their ...

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How Assad spent final hours in Syria before escape? Report says family and aides kept in dark, food left on stove

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow on December 8, 2024, ending his authoritarian rule. Isolated from allies and ...

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