Syrians return to the homes they fled, only to find them levelled
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Syrians return to the homes they fled, only to find them levelled

Al Jazeera  

Damascus, Syria – Nizar al-Madani, 34, stood with tears in his eyes as he looked around Qaboun. “But today, there is no trace of these buildings… The regime has obliterated the neighbourhood’s features.” He was not the only one who came out to Qaboun to see what was left after the regime of Bashar al-Assad fell. “The fallen al-Assad regime didn’t just displace us; it sought to steal the homes we had built with our life savings,” said Hannawi. “The most important thing today is that the criminal Bashar al-Assad has fled, his regime has fallen, and our land has been returned to us. “Al-Assad’s regime destroyed our homes and memories, but we’re hopeful that we’ll rebuild so our children have a place to call home.”

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In Syrian military housing, former rebels take the homes of Assad's officers
1 week, 3 days ago

In Syrian military housing, former rebels take the homes of Assad's officers

Hindustan Times  

Families of military officers who served under Syria's ousted Bashar al-Assad are being evicted from their subsidised housing at a compound outside Damascus to make way for victorious former rebels and their families, residents and fighters there said. Families of former soldiers and officers of Assad's regime army board a truck with their belongings as they leave their homes in …

More than 30,000 Syrians returned home since al-Assad’s fall, Turkiye says
2 weeks, 1 day ago

More than 30,000 Syrians returned home since al-Assad’s fall, Turkiye says

Al Jazeera  

Many who fled the civil war hope to return, as Syrians hold day of remembrance for victims of al-Assad regime. Ankara would also open “a migration management office” in Aleppo, Syria’s second city, where most of the refugees living in Turkiye are from, he said without giving further details. ‘Interference’ Elsewhere on Friday, Iran’s top diplomat warned against “destructive interference” …

Ousted Leader Assad Claims He Wanted To Stay In Syria But Was Evacuated By Russia
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ousted Leader Assad Claims He Wanted To Stay In Syria But Was Evacuated By Russia

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DAMASCUS — Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but the Russian military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came under attack. The spokesman for the transitional government’s political department said in an interview Monday that “the Assad regime is finished …

Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS — Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but the Russian military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came under attack. AP AUDIO: Syria’s ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports …

‘Never sought refuge’: Syria's Bashar al-Assad in first statement since ouster
3 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Never sought refuge’: Syria's Bashar al-Assad in first statement since ouster

Hindustan Times  

Ousted Syrian ex-president Bashar al-Assad in his first public statement since exile said he “never” intended to step down or “seek refuge” out of the country and was prepared to fight “terrorism”. Assad said Syria has “fallen into the hands of terrorism” and stressed that his bond with people “remains unshaken by any position or circumstance”. The exiled Syrian president …

'Planned To Keep Fighting, But...' Bashar Al-Assad's First Statement After Fleeing Syria
3 weeks, 4 days ago

'Planned To Keep Fighting, But...' Bashar Al-Assad's First Statement After Fleeing Syria

ABP News  

In his first statement after fleeing from Syria, ousted leader Bashar Al-Assad said that he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus, but the Russians military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came under attack. On the contrary, I remained in Damascus, carrying out my duties until the early hours of Sunday 8th …

This Week in Explainers: Bashar al-Assad is gone but Syria crisis is far from over. Here’s why
3 weeks, 6 days ago

This Week in Explainers: Bashar al-Assad is gone but Syria crisis is far from over. Here’s why

Firstpost  

Over the past week, two world leaders have seen their downfall. We look at the crises in both nations and more in our weekly roundup from around the world A man carrying a child reacts, as people attend the first Friday prayers inside the Umayyad Mosque, after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Bashar al-Assad, in the Damascus old …

Inside Assad’s ransacked palace: Anxiety pills, graffiti and shredded posters
1 month ago

Inside Assad’s ransacked palace: Anxiety pills, graffiti and shredded posters

Live Mint  

DAMASCUS, Syria—Rebel fighters and civilians strolled through the grounds of Bashar al-Assad’s presidential palace on Tuesday, stepping on shredded posters of the former dictator who had fled to Russia days earlier. On Tuesday, in the entry hall to the wing of the palace housing Assad’s office, a rebel soldier with an AK-47 slung over his soldier, meandered with two comrades …

After Syria's Assad flees to Russia, his PM agrees to hand power to rebels
1 month ago

After Syria's Assad flees to Russia, his PM agrees to hand power to rebels

India Today  

Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Prime Minister said he had agreed on Monday to hand power to the rebel-led Salvation Government, a day after the rebels seized the capital Damascus and Assad fled to Russia. Assad's Prime Minister, Mohammed Jalali, told Al Arabiya TV he had agreed to hand power to the Salvation Government, an administration based in rebel-held territory …

Scenes from Syria: The fall of al-Assad in 10 videos
1 month ago

Scenes from Syria: The fall of al-Assad in 10 videos

Al Jazeera  

Syrians have finally achieved what antigovernment protesters demanded 13 years ago when they first took to the streets to call for the “fall of the regime”. In Latakia, people were filmed riding around on a toppled statue of former President Hafez al-Assad, Bashar’s father who ruled from 1971 till his death in 2000, as it was dragged behind a truck …

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

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 …

Fall of Bashar al-Assad: How the autocratic Assad family stifled Syria for over 50 years
1 month ago

Fall of Bashar al-Assad: How the autocratic Assad family stifled Syria for over 50 years

Firstpost  

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has fled as rebels captured the capital Damascus. Here’s a look at how the ousted president and his father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria with an iron fist Syrian refugees hold a banner bearing a picture of President Bashar al-Assad with Arabic writing referring to him as a "pig" in the eastern Lebanese town of Majdel Anjar in …

How It Happened: 2 Seismic Weeks That Toppled Syria's Government
1 month ago

How It Happened: 2 Seismic Weeks That Toppled Syria's Government

Huff Post  

An opposition fighter steps on a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 8, 2024. Friday, Nov. 29: Rebels enter Aleppo The insurgents enter Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, for the first time since they were pushed out in 2016 after a grueling military campaign by Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran. …

Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who fled Assad's regime return
1 month ago

Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who fled Assad's regime return

Daily Mail  

Thousands of Syrians tried to begin the long journey back to their homes yesterday after the end of 13 years of civil war, with huge queues forming to get into the country. Assad's downfall spells uncertainty for the millions of refugees estimated to have fled Syria since the brutal civil war began 14 years ago, experts have said. However experts …

Collapse of Assad regime: How it happened
1 month ago

Collapse of Assad regime: How it happened

The Hindu  

After five decades of Assad family rule in Syria, the regime collapsed as the insurgents broke out from a rebel-held enclave and advanced rapidly on Damascus, capturing city after city in just a few days. Syria civil war LIVE updates Opposition forces swept through the country and entered the capital with minimal resistance as the Syrian army disintegrated. President Bashar …

Syria War Updates: Assad out, HTS in; world leaders calls for stability in Damascus – Firstpost
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1 month ago

Syria War Updates: Assad out, HTS in; world leaders calls for stability in Damascus – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Syria War News Updates: International governments welcomed the end of the Assads’ autocratic government, as they sought to take stock of a new-look Middle East Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad's government in the town of Bar Elias, Lebanon, near the border with Syria. US President Joe Biden on Sunday said deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should be “held …

Syria news: Ousted Assad flees to Moscow; world leaders rejoice, oil prices edge up
1 month ago

Syria news: Ousted Assad flees to Moscow; world leaders rejoice, oil prices edge up

Live Mint  

Syrian civil war: Crowds thronged the main square in Damascus on Saturday, December 8, to celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad's government, marking an end to over 50 years of dictatorship. The Syrian civil war started during the Arab Spring, around 2010 and evolved into a brutal, complex conflict involving domestic opposition groups and international powers such as the United …

Bashar al-Assad and family flee Syria, granted asylum in Moscow on ‘humanitarian grounds’: Report
1 month ago

Bashar al-Assad and family flee Syria, granted asylum in Moscow on ‘humanitarian grounds’: Report

Live Mint  

Syria Civil War: Russian state media reported that ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has landed in Moscow and has been granted asylum after the Russian Foreign Ministry said earlier that he stepped down and left Syria. The United Nations security council will convene on Monday afternoon for an emergency closed door meeting regarding Syria in the aftermath of ousted president …

What happened in Syria’s civil war, who took over and what’s next after decades of brutal rule?
1 month ago

What happened in Syria’s civil war, who took over and what’s next after decades of brutal rule?

CNN  

CNN — The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship seemed a distant prospect two weeks ago. A new rebel coalition, led by the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham launched a surprise attack and took control of Syria’s largest city Aleppo on November 30, a seismic move that met little resistance from the Syrian army. Syria’s rebel coalition is a new …

Syrian capital falls to rebels as al-Assad leaves Syria
Top News
1 month ago

Syrian capital falls to rebels as al-Assad leaves Syria

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-09 06:42 Locals rally in a street in Damascus, Syria, Dec 8, 2024. DAMASCUS -- Armed opposition forces seized full control of Damascus on Sunday, ending over five decades of the Assad family rule. Russia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying Assad had "decided to leave the presidential post and left the country, giving instructions to transfer …

Families search Syria’s Sednaya Prison for loved ones after al-Assad’s fall
1 month ago

Families search Syria’s Sednaya Prison for loved ones after al-Assad’s fall

Al Jazeera  

Rescue teams and relatives of disappeared people in Syria are searching for their loved ones at the notorious Sednaya Prison in Damascus after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s government. An intense search was under way at the jail on Monday for “hidden underground cells, reportedly holding detainees”, said the White Helmets rescue group, which dispatched emergency teams to the …

Syrian capital falls to rebels as al-Assad leaves Syria
Top News
1 month ago

Syrian capital falls to rebels as al-Assad leaves Syria

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-09 06:42 Locals rally in a street in Damascus, Syria, Dec 8, 2024. DAMASCUS -- Armed opposition forces seized full control of Damascus on Sunday, ending over five decades of the Assad family rule. Russia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying Assad had "decided to leave the presidential post and left the country, giving instructions to transfer …

Rebels seized control of Syrian capital. And, Trump's 1st post-election TV interview
1 month ago

Rebels seized control of Syrian capital. And, Trump's 1st post-election TV interview

NPR  

Rebels seized control of Syrian capital. Today's top stories Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad fled to Moscow yesterday as rebels seized control of Damascus, Syria's capital. The Assad family came to power in 1970. toggle caption Omar Sanadiki/AP 🎧 Syrians broke out in intense celebrations after news spread of the regime's collapse. The fall of Assad's regime comes after 54 years …

Syrians explore ousted Assad's Damascus home
1 month ago

Syrians explore ousted Assad's Damascus home

The Hindu  

Roaming the opulent Damascus home of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, Abu Omar felt a sense of giddy defiance being in the residence of the man he said had long oppressed him. He was among the dozens an AFP correspondent saw entering Assad's home after Assad fled the country -- to Moscow according to Russian news agencies -- as rebels …

How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government
1 month ago

How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Wednesday, November 27: Rebel offensive begins Armed opposition groups …

Bashar al-Assad resigns and flees Syria, claims Russia; rebels storm his palace
1 month ago

Bashar al-Assad resigns and flees Syria, claims Russia; rebels storm his palace

Hindustan Times  

Russia claimed on Sunday that Syria's Bashar al-Assad, whose government was overthrown by rebels after nearly 14 years of a crippling civil war, had resigned from the presidency and left for an undisclosed location. A man walks by a broken portrait of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad as people search for belongings in the ransacked private residence of Syrian …

How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government
1 month ago

How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government

Associated Press  

LONDON — Half a century of rule by the Assad family in Syria crumbled with astonishing speed after insurgents burst out of a rebel-held enclave and converged on the capital, Damascus, taking city after city in a matter of days. Friday, Nov. 29: Rebels enter Aleppo The insurgents enter Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, for the first time since they were …

Assad’s Fall: The End of Syria’s Brutal Ruling Dynasty
Top News
1 month ago

Assad’s Fall: The End of Syria’s Brutal Ruling Dynasty

Live Mint  

-- Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president who inherited power in 2000 with promises of reform, only to brutally suppress his opponents in a war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, has been toppled in a lightning rebel advance, according to state television. Assad, according to multiple reports, fled Damascus as Islamist-led opposition forces entered the capital and put an …

Fall of Bashar Assad after 14 years of war in Syria brings to end decades-long dynasty
1 month ago

Fall of Bashar Assad after 14 years of war in Syria brings to end decades-long dynasty

Hindustan Times  

The fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government Sunday brought to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto power as his country fragmented amid a brutal civil war that became a proxy battlefield for regional and international powers. People kick a poster depicting Syrian President Bashar al Assad after Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that …

Trump claims Russia ‘was not interested in protecting’ Assad after Syrian prez flees, says it's Putin's ‘time to act’
1 month ago

Trump claims Russia ‘was not interested in protecting’ Assad after Syrian prez flees, says it's Putin's ‘time to act’

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump has broken his silence after Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled the country by plane. Thousands of people were seen rushing to the city’s main square, rejoicing and chanting “freedom.” As Assad’s army fled from the streets, rebels breached the city gates on Sunday, December 8, witnesses said, according to New York Post. Donald Trump claims Russia ‘was not …

Assad’s rule collapses in Syria, raising concerns of a vacuum
1 month ago

Assad’s rule collapses in Syria, raising concerns of a vacuum

Live Mint  

The Assad family dictatorship that ruled Syria for more than 50 years spiraled toward collapse Sunday, with rebel forces claiming control of Damascus and the whereabouts of President Bashar al-Assad unknown. “We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad," Lt. Col. Hassan Abdul Ghani, of the rebel military command, said in a social media post early …

Bashar Al Assad toppled: How Syrian govt fell in a matter of days
Top News
1 month ago

Bashar Al Assad toppled: How Syrian govt fell in a matter of days

Hindustan Times  

Syria's Bashar Al Assad government appears to have been toppled after rebel fighters claimed that they had entered the capital city of Damascus following a stunning advance This screen grab taken from AFPTV shows people sitting on a tank as they gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 8, 2024. A night before entering Damascus, the rebel forces had …

Syrian Govt Collapses, Ending 50-Year Assad Rule
1 month ago

Syrian Govt Collapses, Ending 50-Year Assad Rule

Deccan Chronicle  

Beirut: The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a lightning rebel offensive. The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor said President Bashar Assad had left the country for an undisclosed location, fleeing ahead of insurgents who said they had entered Damascus after a remarkably …

Breaking News: President Flees the Country Amidst Rebellion Terror in Syria | Bashar al-Assad
Top News
1 month ago

Breaking News: President Flees the Country Amidst Rebellion Terror in Syria | Bashar al-Assad

ABP News  

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly left Damascus for an undisclosed location as rebel forces declared their entry into the capital. Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali stated that the government is prepared for any transition of power, while rebels proclaimed the "end of the era." According to AFP, a war monitoring group reported that the Syrian Army and security …

Syria falls, Assad disappears, calls of ’God is great’ echoes from mosques: Timeline of 13-year-old Syrian civil war
1 month ago

Syria falls, Assad disappears, calls of ’God is great’ echoes from mosques: Timeline of 13-year-old Syrian civil war

Live Mint  

Syria crisis: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters. Calls of “God is great” rang out from mosques Timeline of 13-year-old Syrian civil war March 2011 - The first big protests against Bashar al-Assad's rule that began in Deraa in southern Syria spread across the …

Syria falls, Assad disappears, calls of 'God is great' echoes from mosques: Timeline of 13-year-old Syrian civil war
1 month ago

Syria falls, Assad disappears, calls of 'God is great' echoes from mosques: Timeline of 13-year-old Syrian civil war

Live Mint  

Syria crisis: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters. Calls of “God is great" rang out from mosques {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Timeline of 13-year-old Syrian civil war March 2011 - The first big protests against Bashar al-Assad's rule that began in Deraa in southern Syria spread …

Syria: Assad flees Damascus, say reports as rebels claim to enter the capital
Top News
1 month ago

Syria: Assad flees Damascus, say reports as rebels claim to enter the capital

Firstpost  

As rebel forces inch closer to the Syrian capital Damascus, speculations are rife that the country’s President Bashar Al Assad has fled, abandoning his 24-year rule over the country. This aerial picture shows a bullet-riddled portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad adorning Hama's municipality building after it was defaced following the capture of the city by anti government fighters. AFP …

Has Syrian President Assad fled amid rebels' advance? What we know so far
1 month ago

Has Syrian President Assad fled amid rebels' advance? What we know so far

Hindustan Times  

As rebel factions continue their march towards Syria's capital, a sense of fear and confusion grips the streets of Damascus. A giant portrait of Syrian president Bashar Assad sets on a building, as empty streets seen in Damascus, Syria. In their push to overthrow Assad's government, the insurgents, led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, or HTS, have met little …

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: The president who lost his homeland
1 month ago

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: The president who lost his homeland

Al Jazeera  

Overthrown president leaves a country in ruins and questions about what’s next. After more than 13 years of war, hundreds of thousands of people killed and millions displaced, the 24-year rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is over. Al-Assad reportedly fled the country on an airplane, bringing an end to more than 53 years of his family’s authoritarian rule over …

'Damascus Spring': Reports say Assad arrives in Moscow after rebels seize Syria
1 month ago

'Damascus Spring': Reports say Assad arrives in Moscow after rebels seize Syria

New Indian Express  

Meanwhile, Dozens of Syrians explored Assad's luxurious Damascus home after it was looted on Sunday, an AFP correspondent said, following the fall of the capital to rebel forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Assad left on a private plane that took off from Damascus international airport at 10:00 pm on Saturday night, without specifying where he …

'Damascus Spring': Reports say Assad arrives in Moscow after rebels seize Syria
1 month ago

'Damascus Spring': Reports say Assad arrives in Moscow after rebels seize Syria

New Indian Express  

Meanwhile, Dozens of Syrians explored Assad's luxurious Damascus home after it was looted on Sunday, an AFP correspondent said, following the fall of the capital to rebel forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Assad left on a private plane that took off from Damascus international airport at 10:00 pm on Saturday night, without specifying where he …

Assad regime falls in Syria as rebels take Damascus
1 month 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 …

‘My roof was stolen’: Syrian homes looted after gov’t recapture
2 years, 6 months ago

‘My roof was stolen’: Syrian homes looted after gov’t recapture

Al Jazeera  

Drone pictures reveal the extent of the looting of homes left behind after Syrians fled areas captured by government. Idlib, Syria – Ghassan Hammoud, aged 46, fled Kafr Nabel in southern Idlib province in 2019, as government forces captured opposition-held areas in Syria’s northwest. “I don’t think I was personally targeted; they looted the entire neighbourhood!” Displaced Syrians who fled …

Syria’s Assad: Last man standing amid new Arab uprisings
5 years, 8 months ago

Syria’s Assad: Last man standing amid new Arab uprisings

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — It’s Arab Spring, season II, and he’s one of the few holdovers. Syria’s President Bashar Assad has survived an uprising, a years-long ruinous war and an Islamic “caliphate” established over parts of his broken country. Although the Arab League said it was not yet time to restore Syria’s membership to the 22-member organization, the issue was discussed at …

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