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Kurdish-led forces push back Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in a tense offensive

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Kurdish-led forces push back Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in a tense offensive

Even with the Assad family out of the picture, it appears that Ankara’s position won’t change, with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s landmark visit to Syria maintaining a strong position on the Kurdish-led group in his meeting with de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa of HTS. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces…

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Syrians Explore Ousted Bashar Al-Assad’s Summer Resort For First Time

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Syrians Explore Ousted Bashar Al-Assad’s Summer Resort For First Time

Latakia, Syria: Syrian cyclist Bassel Soufi rode his bike 40 km (25 miles) from the northwestern city of Latakia on Friday to visit the Assad family’s private coastal resort as local residents strolled around the compound for the first time in decades. After the family’s brutal 54-year rule and a 13-year civil war, Syrian rebels…

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Syrian Rebels Vow To Search For Missing US Journalist Austin Tice

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Syrian Rebels Vow To Search For Missing US Journalist Austin Tice

Damascus, Syria: Syria’s new leadership said Thursday it was searching for missing US journalist Austin Tice and had secured the release of another American it said had been held by the ousted government. In 2022, US President Joe Biden accused Syria of holding Tice, a freelance photojournalist detained near Damascus a decade earlier, and demanded…

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Who is Mohammad al-Bashir, Syria’s caretaker Prime Minister?

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Who is Mohammad al-Bashir, Syria’s caretaker Prime Minister?

The Syrian rebels now in power in Damascus have appointed Mohammed al-Bashir as head of a transitional government that will be in place until March 1, state media said on December 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP As leader of a “Salvation Government” in Syria’s Idlib, Mohammad al-Bashir tried to bring a degree of order…

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European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad’s fall

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European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad’s fall

Britain, Germany, France, Italy and several other European countries said Monday they would freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians, a day after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad. While Berlin and other governments said they were watching the fast-moving developments in the war-ravaged nation, Austria signalled it would soon deport refugees back to Syria….

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How World Reacted To Bashar Al-Assad’s Downfall In Syria

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How World Reacted To Bashar Al-Assad’s Downfall In Syria

Paris, France: World powers vowed Sunday to work for stability in Syria and the surrounding region after Islamist-led rebels toppled its longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. Here is a round-up of key reactions: High alert: Russia Assad’s ally Moscow said Russian troops in Syria were on high alert but that the rebels had “guaranteed” the security…

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Big questions confronting the Biden administration and Trump’s team after Assad’s collapse in Syria

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Big questions confronting the Biden administration and Trump’s team after Assad’s collapse in Syria

People gather to take a picture with Nadim Gemayel, Christian politician and son of the assassinated president-elect Bashir Gemayel, as they celebrate after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, in Beirut, Lebanon December 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is forcing…

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Biden says Assad’s fall in Syria is a ’fundamental act of justice,’ but ’a moment of risk’

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Biden says Assad’s fall in Syria is a ’fundamental act of justice,’ but ’a moment of risk’

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, at the White House, in Washington, U.S., December 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Joe Biden said on Sunday (December 8, 2024) that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of…

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syria’s assad and his family are in moscow

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syria’s assad and his family are in moscow

Syria’s ousted President Bashar al-Assad. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian state news agencies are reporting that ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad has arrived in Moscow with his family and given asylum. FOLLOW MORE: Syria war LIVE updates: Jubilation and gunfire on streets of Syria, as Assad flees marking end of family’s half-century rule The…

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The Story Behind Rebels’ Flag That May Soon Officially Symbolise Syria

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The Story Behind Rebels’ Flag That May Soon Officially Symbolise Syria

Syrian rebels declared the fall of President Bashar al-Assad today, less than two weeks after a lightning offensive that ended his family’s decades of rule. As Syrians woke up to a changed country, the rebel flags had replaced the posters of Assad, that earlier loomed over almost every corner. The development could lead to a…

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