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In Assad’s hometown, few shared in his family’s fortune. They hope they won’t share in his downfall

QARDAHA, Syria — On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad, vandals have sprayed variations of the phrase, “Damn your soul, Hafez.” Nearly two weeks after the ouster of his son, Bashar Assad, people streamed in to take photos next to the burned-out hollow where the elder Assad’s grave used …

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6 days, 11 hours ago

Syria’s rebels took Homs back from Assad in a matter of days. Now they have to police it

The Independent

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1 week, 3 days ago

Poor morale, reliance on foreign allies: The collapse of Assad’s army in Syria explained

Firstpost

As rebels swept into Damascus last week, toppling former President Bashar al-Assad, his army simply collapsed, abruptly ending a 13-year conflict that had claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. Reuters spoke to a dozen sources including two Syrian army deserters, three senior Syrian officers, two Iraqi militia commanders working with the Syrian army, a Syrian security source and a source …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Thousands queue to flee Syria as ethnic minorities fear post-Assad future

The Independent

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1 week, 5 days ago

Bhopinder Singh | The collapse of Assad’s Syria to have sectarian consequences

Deccan Chronicle

Way back in 2004, King Abdullah of Jordan had coined a controversial and loaded term called the “Shia Crescent”, that indicated land and territory from Shia-dominated Iran running across the Iraqi-Syrian swathes up to the southern coast of Lebanon. Since the time Israel launched the relentless bludgeoning of the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, the Sunni Arab leadership has played …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Tomb of Assad's father set on fire in Syria hometown says AFP report

New Indian Express

SYRIA: The tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's father Hafez was torched in his hometown of Qardaha, AFP footage taken Wednesday showed, with rebel fighters in fatigues and young men watching it burn. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor told AFP the rebels had set fire to the mausoleum, located in the Latakia heartland of Assad's Alawite …

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After Assad's fall, Syrian PM agrees to transfer power to rebel-led administration

Firstpost

The prime minister of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday said he had agreed to transfer power to the rebel-led Salvation Government, following the rebels’ capture of Damascus and Assad’s flight to Russia, according to a report People walk at a souk, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, on Monday. Reuters The …

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2 weeks ago

The House of Assad has finally fallen – but chaotic Syria could still be torn apart

The Independent

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has fled Damascus to unknown destination as rebel militants enter Damascus: Report

Live Mint

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left to an unknown destination, two senior army officers familiar with the incident told Reuters on Sunday. However, there was no immediate official response from the Syrian government, but pro-government Sham FM radio reported that Damascus airport had been evacuated, with all flights suspended, AP reported. AP reported that the loss of …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Assad regime falls in Syria as rebels take Damascus

Salon

Syrians were seen celebrating throughout the city of Damascus on Saturday as news spread that President Bashar al-Assad had fled the country. Rebel forces had captured Damascus on Saturday as the culmination of a rapid-fire campaign that wrested control from Assad throughout the country. The Assad regime had strong ties with the country, and it was the Russian foreign ministry …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Lebanon-Israel tensions rise, but life continues in disputed Ghajar

Al Jazeera

As Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israel exchange threats to send each other back to the ‘stone age’, the residents of Ghajar find themselves in a strange position stuck in the middle. “After the truce, Israel withdrew from most of south Lebanon, except for an area it called ‘August 14’ – which includes Ghajar,” said Mourad. “Ghajar’s residents on both sides hold …

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In Assad’s hometown, few shared in his family’s fortune. They hope they won’t share in his downfall

Syria’s rebels took Homs back from Assad in a matter of days. Now they have to police it

Poor morale, reliance on foreign allies: The collapse of Assad’s army in Syria explained

Thousands queue to flee Syria as ethnic minorities fear post-Assad future

Bhopinder Singh | The collapse of Assad’s Syria to have sectarian consequences

Tomb of Assad's father set on fire in Syria hometown says AFP report

After Assad's fall, Syrian PM agrees to transfer power to rebel-led administration

The House of Assad has finally fallen – but chaotic Syria could still be torn apart

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has fled Damascus to unknown destination as rebel militants enter Damascus: Report

Assad regime falls in Syria as rebels take Damascus

Lebanon-Israel tensions rise, but life continues in disputed Ghajar