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Long silenced by fear, Syrians now speak about rampant torture under Assad
Handcuffed and squatting on the floor, Abdullah Zahra saw smoke rising from his cellmate’s flesh as his torturers gave him ...
Putin 'Stopped Taking Calls' From Bashar al-Assad Before Coup: Report
Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.
Inside Bashar Assad’s detention centers, where ‘death was the least bad thing’
The system of detention, torture and death run by Syria’s former ruler, Bashar Assad, is starting to come out into the open.
First international commercial flight since Assad’s ouster lands at Syria’s main airport
The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad has landed at the Damascus ...
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The Syrian Diaspora in Germany After Assad
Some refugees may return to Syria because they want to live there again. But many won’t—for the same reasons many refugees ...
First International Commercial Flight Lands in Post-Assad Syria
The first international commercial flight since the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad landed at Damascus ...
Biden administration eases sanctions on transitional Syrian government after Assad ouster
The Biden administration has eased sanctions blocking transactions with the transitional Syrian government following the ...
Al-Assad Is Out, but So Is a Revered Queen: Textbook Changes Unsettle Syrians
Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums. Some Syrians say the move is a worrying sign of how ...
In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Freedoms Off Limits Under al-Assad
Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported ...
Italy’s FM heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition and calls for EU to review sanctions
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents ...
A senior Assad aide said a 'trick' by Putin contributed to Syria's collapse
An Assad official claims Putin betrayed his ally by promising support that never came.
A dictator’s fall brings jubilation — that quickly turns sour
Hope gives way to violence, chaos and economic despair. Then a new strongman emerges.