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Assad, Syria

Syrian rebel leader, after Assad's ouster, puts his own stamp on the state

Sharaa's Islamist group is stamping its authority on Syria's state with the same lightning speed that it seized the country, deploying police, installing an interim government and meeting foreign envoys.

Syrian rebel fighters set fire to tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father

Images show the fighters standing next to the burning gravesite of Hafez al-Assad in the former president's hometown.

What to know as Syrian rebels take charge after forcing Bashar al-Assad from power

Syria's brutal civil war rekindled suddenly after 13 years, with rebels staging a shock offensive that forced long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia.

Syria, Turkey

Foreign Affairs · 17h

How Turkey Won the Syrian Civil War

In most capitals across the Middle East, the news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s fall sparked immense anxiety. Ankara is not one of them. Rather than worrying about Syria’s prospects after more than a decade of conflict,

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Tears and Hope as Syrians Return Home From Turkey

Father and daughter left days after Syrian rebels ousted Bashar al-Assad from Damascus, and a day after President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was opening its Yayladagi border gate

Turkey Will Never Let 'Syria Be Divided Again': Erdogan

Syria must never be divided again, and Turkey will act against anyone seeking to compromise its territory, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.

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Rights Groups See a Chance to Seek Justice for Syrian Regime’s Victims

Assad, who fled to Russia, will be forced to stand trial. That is not deterring activists who have worked for years to ...

3hon MSN

Live Briefing: Blinken to press U.S. vision for Syrian transition on Jordan and Turkey visits

The top U.S. diplomat will meet with regional leaders to emphasize U.S. support for a Syrian-led transition to “an ...

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‘My God there is light’: CNN witnesses moment Syrian prisoner is freed from Assad’s forced detention

While searching a secretive prison in the belly of the Assad regime’s legacy of torture for American journalist Austin Tice, ...

20hOpinion

Syrian surprise: How AI might factor in future surprise attacks

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was overthrown Sunday after rebels seized control in Damascus. Surprise attacks have ...

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Iran's leader blames US, Israel for Assad's fall, shifts tone toward Syrian groups

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech Wednesday that the U.S. and Israel were behind the fall of ...

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Exclusive: Syrian rebel leader says he will dissolve toppled regime forces, close prisons

Syrian rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa - better known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani - told Reuters in a written statement on ...

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Syrian rebels ‘received drones from Ukrainian operatives’

Ukraine supplied Syrian rebels with drones and experienced operators in the weeks before they defeated Bashar al-Assad’s army ...

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Syrian government services come to a ‘complete halt’ as state workers stay home after rebel takeover

Syria’s prime minister says most cabinet ministers are still working from offices in Damascus after rebels entered the ...

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