Dec 11 Watch 5:14 Fall of Assad sparks new hope in Syria but minority groups remain concerned By Amna Nawaz, Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev The sea change toward tenuous hope in Syria over the last two weeks has been tempered with a grim accounting of the last 14 years of war and a half a century of authoritarian rule under the Assad family. Special… Continue watching
Dec 11 Syrians search morgues for signs of loved ones who died in Assad’s prisons By Hussein Mallah, Omar Albam, Associated Press Many bodies have been found in Syrian detention centers and prisons since President Bashar al-Assad's government fell. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 6:27 Syria’s new leaders work to keep rebel factions united after overthrow of common enemy By Simona Foltyn After 14 years of war, Syria is seeking stability. The country's caretaker prime minister, appointed by the fighters who overthrew Bashar al-Assad, said the government transition process is expected to last until March. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from Damascus. Continue watching
Dec 10 Trump’s pick for intel chief, Tulsi Gabbard, faces questions about 2017 visit to Syria By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, is making her case on Capitol Hill. Continue reading
Dec 10 U.S. airstrikes in Syria meant to prevent Islamic State from taking power in leadership void By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Officials say that while the group is vastly weaker than in 2014, it still has thousands of militants in Syria. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 5:31 Syria seeks to build functioning government after fall of autocratic Assad dynasty By Nick Schifrin After 13 brutal years of war, Syrians breathe free after the fall of the autocratic Assad dynasty. Bashar al-Assad and his family are now in Russia, which extended them asylum. The seizure of the nation by insurgents rocked the region… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:06 White House says future of Syrian people depends on ‘choices they make’ By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold U.S. officials say they are closely monitoring the situation in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. It could have widespread ramifications for the region and the world. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:20 What to expect from the Syrian opposition coming to power after toppling Assad By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria and the opposition that's coming to power, Amna Nawaz spoke with Murhaf Jouejati. He’s a distinguished visiting professor at the U.S. Naval Academy and the former chairman of The… Continue watching
Dec 09 How will Assad’s downfall affect Russia and Putin? By Associated Press The Kremlin’s failure to prevent Assad’s swift downfall has exposed limits of Russia’s power and dented its international clout at a pivotal stage of its war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 09 Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad’s notorious dungeons, celebrate in Damascus streets By Kareem Chehayeb, Abdulrahman Shaheen, Associated Press Tens of thousands of people held in Syria's notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since the insurgents began their lightning advance across the country that ended with the toppling of President Bashar Assad. Continue reading