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Once off-limits to Syrians, Assad's former summer residence now attracts tourists
The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit ...
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Syria launches security operation against former regime forces in Assad family hometown
Syria’s Military Operations Command on Saturday launched a security operation in Qardaha, the hometown of the recently ousted ruling Assad family, in the coastal province of Latakia. According ...
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The fall of symbols: Toppling Hafez al-Assad’s largest statue in Syria
For decades, statues of Hafez al-Assad symbolized power and repression. Today, they fall as Syrians reclaim public spaces ...
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No going back as post-Assad Syria enters a new era after five decades of terror
During a visit to Syria, after Assad's fall, Shahira Salloum, managing editor of Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, reflects on Syria's ...
Global News3d
Syrian rebel leader who toppled Assad named interim president
2:15 Traces of normal life return to Syria, one week after the fall of the Assad regime The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month named an Islamist former rebel leader as ...
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Former al Qaeda member named as Syria’s president for transitional period
Former al Qaeda member Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period. “We announce the appointment of Commander Ahmad ...
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Syria’s de facto leader declares himself president, abolishes constitution
Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on Wednesday abolished the country’s constitution and declared himself president during a meeting of armed factions in Damascus. The former rebel ...
The New York Times3d
Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President
By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria The rebel coalition that seized control of Syria last month appointed its leader, Ahmed al-Shara, as president of the country to preside over a ...
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For Generations, Russia Was Syria’s Main Arms Supplier, That May Be Over
The sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024 brought an end to over 50 years of brutal Assad family rule. It may also mark the end of an even longer status quo in ...
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Syria's Sharaa declared president for transition, consolidating his power
Sharaa has been de facto leader since Assad toppled Decisions announced at Damascus meeting Analyst: Sharaa formalizes status as 'strongman ruler' DAMASCUS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Syria's de facto ...