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WARNING: This story contains images of dead bodies and graphic physical injuries. Thaer al-Najjar and his family had searched for his brother Imad in vain for 13 years, ever since he was violently arrested in 2012 by the security forces of Syria’s former Assad regime. After the government was overthrown …
Read More »Violent clashes between Syria’s government, Assad loyalists left hundreds dead. Here’s what to know
Hundreds of people were killed in Syria over four days after violent clashes between the army and loyalists of the deposed president Bashar al-Assad swept its western coastal region. What began as an ambush on Syrian security patrol by Assad loyalists brought havoc to several cities and towns on the coast. The attack sparked …
Read More »Rebel leader who toppled Syria’s Assad regime named interim president
The leader of Syria’s rebels who toppled president Bashar al-Assad last month was named the country’s interim president on Wednesday as former insurgents cancelled the existing constitution, saying a new charter would be drafted soon. The appointment of Ahmad al-Sharaa, a rebel once aligned with al-Qaeda, as Syria’s president “in the …
Read More »After Assad, these 3 women are working to build a just and peaceful Syria
The Current24:51Meet the Syrian women demanding a role in the country’s future As Alma Salem crossed the border from Lebanon into Syria she asked the driver to pull over. She fled the country 13 years ago when Bashar al-Assad’s authoritarian government opposed pro-democracy protests with military force, plunging the country into civil war. …
Read More »Syrians have big plans for life after Assad. But their neighbours might have other ideas
Syrians seeking to chart their own political course, free from outside interference, following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad may be thwarted by the geopolitical ambitions of their neighbours, who already have a foothold in the country, experts say. “We all want this to be a moment of liberation and self-determination,” for the Syrians, said Mostafa Minawi, an …
Read More »He risked everything to stand up to Assad, but he never got to see the regime fall
As It Happens7:34He risked everything to stand up to Assad, but he never got see the regime fall Again and again, Mazen al-Hamada risked everything to help his fellow Syrians. In the early days of the Arab Spring uprisings, he marched in the streets and called for the fall of President …
Read More »Former detainee of Syria’s ‘human slaughterhouse’ says Assad regime overthrow ‘worth everything’
Omar Alshogre watches in awe as political detainees at one of Syria’s most notorious prisons are released from an institution that was made to torture and kill anyone accused of speaking out against the Syrian government. “The moment we are living today, freedom of the Assad regime, it’s worth all …
Read More »Russia grants asylum to ousted Syrian dictator Assad
The Kremlin said on Monday Russia has granted political asylum to overthrown Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a decision it said was taken by President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on Assad’s specific whereabouts and said Putin was not planning to meet with him. Syrian rebels, led …
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