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Women use their mobile phones near a damaged picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as people celebrate, in Qamishli

World Dec 08

Analysis: Syria faces risky new moment after fall of the Assad dynasty

By Steven A. Cook, Council on Foreign Relations

World Dec 08

Syria
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Half-century of iron rule ends in Syria as rebels seize Damascus. What’s next?

For more than half a century, Syria had been ruled with an iron fist by the Assad regime. It all came to an end this weekend with lightning speed, as rebels took control of the capital city of Damascus, and…

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young

World Dec 08

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Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria’s insurgency that toppled Assad?

Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and depicting himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance. The extent of that transformation…

By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

World Dec 08

Syrians living in Greece gather after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, in...
Syrians celebrate end of Assad regime with jubilation in the capital and outside the country

Joyful crowds gathered in central squares in Damascus, waving the Syrian revolutionary flag in scenes that recalled the early days of the Arab Spring uprising, before a brutal crackdown and the rise of an insurgency plunged the country into a…

By Abdelrahman Shaheen, Associated press, Abby Sewell, Associated Press

World Dec 08

Syrian rebels gather in Homs
Syrian government falls to rebel offensive in stunning end to Assad family’s 50-year rule

Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said Sunday, hours after a stunning rebel advance seized control of Damascus and ended his family’s 50 years of iron rule.

By Bassem Mroue, Zeina Karam, Associated Press

Dec 07

Analysis: What Syria’s reignited civil war means for the Middle East

By Steven A. Cook, Council on Foreign Relations

The surprise rebel offensive that has seized Aleppo and threatens other regime-held territories could mark a further weakening of Iran's regional sway but also spur a new cycle of violence and instability.

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Dec 07

Syrian insurgents have reached the gates of the capital city of Damascus, reports say

By Bassem Mroue, Zeina Karam, Associated Press

Insurgents' stunning march across Syria accelerated Saturday with news that they had reached the gates of the capital and that government forces had abandoned the central city of Homs. The government was forced to deny rumors that President Bashar Assad…

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Dec 06

Thousands flee as Syrian rebels advance on Homs, the country’s third-largest city

By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

If President Bashar Assad’s military loses Homs, it could be a crippling blow. The city, parts of which were controlled by insurgents until 2014, stands at an important intersection between Damascus and Syria’s coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus, where…

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Dec 01

Syria launches counterattacks against insurgents as Iran’s top diplomat meets with Assad

By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

The Syrian military rushed reinforcements to the northwest and launched airstrikes Sunday in an attempt to push back insurgents who seized the country’s largest city of Aleppo, as Iran pledged to help the government counter the surprise offensive.

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Nov 30

Watch 2:49
News Wrap: Syrian rebels push further into Aleppo after surprise takeover

In our news wrap Saturday, rebels in Syria encountered little resistance from government forces as they spread further into Aleppo, an Israeli airstrike killed charity workers in Gaza, Israel and Hezbollah’s cease-fire appears to be holding despite sporadic incidents, and…

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