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NBC News on MSN · 1h

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.

Syrian Christians attend Mass, schools reopen a week after Assad's overthrow

Pope Francis urged Catholic priests on Sunday to guard against spiritual groups that stoke political divisions, speaking during a one-day visit to Corsica, the first by a pontiff to the French Mediterranean island.

Syria Since Assad's Overthrow: Latest Developments

It has been a week since Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other rebels toppled longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad.

Syrians cheer end of 50 years of Assad rule

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

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.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Thousands of Syrians Gather for First Friday Prayers Since Fall of Assad

Thousands of Syrians gathered at the Umayyad Mosque to celebrate the end of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. WSJ’s Ben C. Solomon reports from Damascus as questions linger about what the future holds.

Las Vegas Sun · 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 celebrate

AFP on MSN25m

Damascus students say 'finally feel free' after Assad's ouster

Hundreds of students at Damascus University trampled on a statue of one of Syria's former rulers on Sunday, expressing ...

The Canadian Press on MSN13m

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

A U.N. envoy on Sunday called for a quick end to Western sanctions against Syria as the country’s new leaders and regional ...

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Inside a Syrian prison in post-Assad Damascus

Foreign correspondent Nabih Bulos walks through the notorious Syrian military detention center Branch 215 in Damascus. The ...

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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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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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In post-Assad Damascus, a mix of joy and trepidation

For many Damascenes, the dominant feelings are a mix of joy and trepidation. “We’re happy, of course, but we’re afraid of ...

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'Rat of Damascus' Assad fled to Moscow, says Lammy, as Putin hit by 'strategic political defeat' in Syria

Bashar al-Assad was branded the "rat of Damascus" after fleeing to Moscow as his brutal regime collapsed. Foreign Secretary ...

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

DAMASCUS (AP) — Thousands of Syrians gathered Friday in Damascus' historic main mosque for the first Muslim Friday prayers ...

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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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