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Dec 9, 20242 min read
Facts-Syrian rebel supporters hoist flags at embassies abroad
Supporters of rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday have entered some Syrian embassies abroad to hoist their flag, while...


Dec 9, 20241 min read
Syria's Assad and his family are in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum, say Russian news agencies
MOSCOW - Syria's Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities, Russian...


Dec 9, 20244 min read
Former al Qaeda chief Abu Mohammed al-Golani led overthrow of Syria's Assad
BEIRUT - As the commander of al Qaeda's franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani was a shadowy figure who kept out of...


Dec 9, 20243 min read
Facts-Main rebel factions in Syria
Syrian rebels who have ousted Bashar al-Assad and seized the capital Damascus include fighters from different factions, while other...


Dec 9, 20242 min read
Israel watching Syria closely after 'historic' fall of Assad
JERUSALEM - Israel has watched the rapid overthrow of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with a mixture of hope and...


Dec 8, 20242 min read
World reaction to end of Assad rule in Syria
Following are reactions from around the world to events in Syria. Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that President Bashar...


Dec 8, 20245 min read
Syrian rebels topple President Assad, prime minister calls for free elections
AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO - Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, ending his...


Dec 8, 20243 min read
Assad's fall followed years of bloodshed and division
The sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad's rule over Syria marks the culmination of a nearly 14-year rebellion and a key moment in a civil...


Dec 8, 20241 min read
Syrian rebel chief: former PM will supervise state bodies until hand over
Syrian state institutions will be supervised by former Prime Minister Mohammed Jalali until they are handed over, rebel leader Abu...


Dec 8, 20241 min read
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus to an unknown destination, say two senior army officers
AMMAN -Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left to an unknown destination, two senior army officers familiar with the...


Dec 8, 20245 min read
Iron-fisted Assad never quelled the Syrian rebels who came back to topple him
Syria's Bashar al-Assad used Russian and Iranian firepower to beat back rebel forces during years of civil war but never defeated them,...


Dec 8, 20244 min read
Syrian rebels say they have toppled Assad in state television announcement
AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO - Syrian rebels said on Sunday that they have ended Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule, in their first...
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