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Assad makes first public statement after Syria ouster. What happens next for him and his wealth?
Syrian leader Bashar Assad issued what appeared to be his first public statement since he was ousted and fled with his family to Russia more than a week ago.
Syrian rebels set Hafez al-Assad's tomb on fire
The tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's father Hafez was torched in his hometown of Qardaha, footage taken Wednesday, December 11, showed, with rebel fighters in fatigues and young men watching it burn.
Statue of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad toppled in Homs
Assad, Bashar al-Assad's father, is toppled in Homs:: Released December 8, 2024:: Homs, SyriaSocial media footage showed a large crowd of people gathered around the statue of Hafez al-Assad, who is the father of President Bashar al-Assad,
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and part of a larger global realignment.
US Delegation to Meet With Syrian Rebels That Ousted Assad
A delegation of American diplomats arrived in Syria to meet with representatives of several Syrian factions, including a rebel group designated as terrorists — who overthrew the country’s longtime dictator,
US delegation meets with Syrian rebel leader in Damascus
A high-level US delegation traveled to Damascus Friday and sat down with Syria’s de-facto leader, a former Jihadist with a long-standing $10 million US bounty on his head who led the swift and successful rebellion against the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad's ouster
The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule
US removes long-standing bounty on Syrian rebel leader
The United States has removed the long-standing $10 million bounty on the de-facto leader of Syria following a high-level US delegation meeting with the former jihadist Friday.
Deception and Betrayal: Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime
Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a ...
US-Backed Fighters Are Already Losing Hope in Post-Assad Syria
"Perhaps Islamic rule will come … and the regime will become totalitarian again," SDC adviser Riad Darar told Newsweek.
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Syrian rebels burn tomb of Hafez al-Assad as Assad dynasty ends
Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of former president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar al-Assad, ...
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Syria's Assad resigns and leaves the country after stunning rebel blitz, Russia says
Rebel forces in Syria said they have captured four cities in the past 24 hours and entered the capital Damascus.
Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with an iron fist for more than 50 years?
Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more ...
Tomb of ousted Syrian president's father Hafez al-Assad set alight
Syrian rebels set fire to the mausoleum containing the tomb of Hafez al-Assad, located in the Latakia heartland of Assad's ...
Large crowds in Syria bring statue of Hafez al-Assad down after his son, Bashar al-Assad, flees country
The nearly quarter-century rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad came to a stunning end, when he fled the country by plane ...
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flees Damascus as rebels move into country’s capital
REUTERS Al-Assad began serving as head of Syria in 2000 following the death of his father, Hafez al-Assad, who had ruled as president since 1971.
Syrian rebels set fire to tomb of Assad's father Hafez in hometown
Pictures show that Hafez’s coffin might have been dragged out of the grave and set on fire. The mausoleum also houses the ...
The fall of Assad is just the beginning: The struggle for Syria has resumed
The country may have exited the Axis of Resistance, but this does not mean that it has automatically crossed to the opposing ...