World Jul 25 Top French court upholds some of Assad’s legal protections, but permits future war crime warrants By Sam McNeil, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Associated Press
World Jun 10 Watch 6:10 Daughter of American killed in Syria describes the fight to find his remains Majd Kamalmaz was one of half a dozen Americans detained and killed in Syria by Bashar al-Assad's regime. In 2017, he traveled to Damascus to pay respects after his father-in-law's death but was detained and died in prison. Maryam Kamalmaz… By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi
World Mar 16 Analysis: Syria’s resurgence of violence does not signal a new civil war — for now A spate of attacks involving loyalists to former ruler President Bashar al-Assad has spurred concerns of a return to sectarian warfare in Syria, but there is still a path for the country’s new rulers to find stability. By Steven A. Cook, Council on Foreign Relations
World Feb 21 Watch 7:43 Syria’s minority sects concerned new government won’t protect them When Sunni rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last December, they vowed to form an inclusive Syrian government by March. Sunnis comprise around 75 percent of Syria with the remaining 25 percent made up of minorities like Alawites, Christians, Shiite Muslims, Kurds… By Simona Foltyn
World Jan 08 Watch 9:35 Syria’s once-empowered Alawite minority faces uncertain future after fall of Assad As Syria emerges from decades of dictatorship, people in the Assad family's ancestral home of Latakia province are both overjoyed and anxious. Assad and his family are Alawite, an offshoot of Shia Islam, and the people of his former region… By Leila Molana-Allen
Dec 27 Watch 9:15 Syria’s new rulers try to contain growing tensions involving Assad loyalists By Simona Foltyn Unrest is brewing in Syria’s coastal plains, home to the Assad family’s Alawite sect. Earlier this week, a group of regime loyalists staged an ambush on the now-governing rebel forces, killing 14. With the Shia Alawite sect making up only… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 8:35 Discovery of mass graves in Syria sheds new light on brutality of fallen Assad regime By Simona Foltyn, Dan Sagalyn With the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the scale of his regime's mass killings and executions are coming to light more and more each day. The United Nations said this week the new Syrian government was receptive… Continue watching
Dec 24 UN organization says Syria’s new authorities ‘very receptive’ to investigation into Assad war crimes By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The visit by International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria, was the first since the organization was established by the U.N. General Assembly in 2016 to assist in evidence-gathering and prosecution of individuals responsible for possible war crimes, crimes against… Continue reading
Dec 19 Putin boasts of Ukraine gains, denies fall of Assad in Syria dented Russia at annual news conference By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The Russian leader sought to project strength and ease at his annual news conference and call-in show Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch Amid new freedoms, Syrians face horrors at site of Assad’s 2013 chemical weapons attack By Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor Syrians are celebrating their hard-won freedoms throughout the nation, but that joy is tempered by the absence of so many imprisoned and never heard from again. In some ways, Syria is a land of ghosts, and the job of speaking… Continue watching