‘They used us as a testing ground for all kinds of weapons’: Syrians return to destroyed town
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘They used us as a testing ground for all kinds of weapons’: Syrians return to destroyed town

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. None of the residents of Jobar – once a revolutionary heartland – were able to return to or rebuild their homes as Syria’s civil war rolled on, even after the regime retook control. open image in gallery The devastated remnants of Jobar, as residents return “We will have to start rebuilding from scratch,” says Ayman Abash, 54, shell-shocked in the dust-choked remains of his home. It was completely destroyed.” The enormity of the destruction here is a stark reminder of one of the immense challenges now facing Syria, a country that must rise from the ashes of more than half a century of Assad family rule, including more than a decade of civil war and, in recent years, a total economic collapse. open image in gallery Long queues for bread in the Syrian capital Damascus The pressure is on Mohammad al-Bashir, the man installed by HTS’s chief Abu Mohammed al-Golani, to lead an interim administration.

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Syria holds national dialogue conference as the battered country seeks to rebuild
1 month, 1 week ago

Syria holds national dialogue conference as the battered country seeks to rebuild

LA Times  

Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, leaves the podium after speaking at the People’s Palace in Damascus, the capital, on Feb. 25, 2025. Syria’s new rulers touted a long-awaited national dialogue conference Tuesday as a “rare historic opportunity” to rebuild the country after the fall of President Bashar Assad and nearly 14 years of civil war. A group of mostly Kurdish …

Syrians are ready to rebuild their country, but they need solidarity
2 months, 1 week ago

Syrians are ready to rebuild their country, but they need solidarity

Al Jazeera  

Syria is not ready to welcome back its refugees. It has been more than a month since Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in Syria, marking the end of a 13-year-long revolution. Syria’s education system stands in a state of near collapse in many parts of the country as many schools are either destroyed or still used as shelters for the internally …

One week into a new Syria, rebels aim for normalcy; Syrians vow not to be silent again
3 months, 2 weeks ago

One week into a new Syria, rebels aim for normalcy; Syrians vow not to be silent again

New Indian Express  

DAMASCUS: At Damascus' international airport, the new head of security — one of the rebels who marched across Syria to the capital — arrived with his team. The few maintenance workers who showed up for work huddled around Maj Hamza al-Ahmed, eager to learn what will happen next. They warned of hardcore Assad supporters among airport staff, ready to return …

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Is Labour up to the challenge of Syria?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Is Labour up to the challenge of Syria?

Daily Mail  

In theory, the fall of a brutal dictator, especially one who tortured and gassed his own people, would be a cause for unqualified celebration in the free world. Will they manage to unite to form a national government – or plunge into a bloody power struggle?Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the toppling of Assad’s ‘barbaric regime’ and called for ‘peace and …

In Syria, a long-dormant civil war reignites
3 months, 4 weeks ago

In Syria, a long-dormant civil war reignites

LA Times  

Middle East observers would be forgiven for thinking they were in a time machine when Syria’s rebels blitzed last week through the country’s northwestern regions, capturing Aleppo in a stunning advance that has reignited the country’s long-dormant civil war. World & Nation For Syrians, a bitter, blood-soaked decade Ten years later, Syria’s civil war, with its untold numbers of dead, …

Syria: Is it safe for refugees to return?
1 year, 9 months ago

Syria: Is it safe for refugees to return?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday June 21, at 19:30 GMT: In May, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended the annual Arab League summit for the first time since the country was suspended in 2011 for its brutal and violent crackdown against protesters. While many Arab nations may view normalisation as an essential step towards a political solution for the country’s intractable civil war, some …

The US airstrike on its former headquarters is a terrible symbol of American failure in Syria
5 years, 5 months ago

The US airstrike on its former headquarters is a terrible symbol of American failure in Syria

The Independent  

I was driving a year ago past a giant cement factory in northeast Syria which was then the military headquarters of the US forces fighting alongside the Kurds to defeat Isis. The blatancy of Washington’s betrayal of the Syrian Kurds, the essential ground troops in the elimination of the Isis caliphate, ensured that this not-unexpected drawdown of US forces has …

ISIS in Syria: A wasteland at the frontlines
6 years, 1 month ago

ISIS in Syria: A wasteland at the frontlines

CNN  

Hajin, Syria CNN — Two boys in their early teens swing sledgehammers, knocking down what remains of a wall. SDF officers estimate around 2,000 people are still inside Baghouz Al-Fawqani, a number that includes around 500 ISIS fighters. “There are Iraqis, Europeans and others from around the world, and they still have the will to fight.” He denies rumors that …

Syrian civil war: West failed to factor in Bashar al-Assad's Iranian backers as the conflict developed
9 years ago

Syrian civil war: West failed to factor in Bashar al-Assad's Iranian backers as the conflict developed

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. Despite ceasefire, fighting continues in Syria The Assad regime, …

Syria’s war: How did we get here?
9 years, 5 months ago

Syria’s war: How did we get here?

CNN  

CNN — It began with the arrests of a handful of children in 2011. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images In photos: Syria's civil war Prev Next February 2011: As Arab Spring demonstrations overthrow governments across the Middle East, a group of children in Daraa, southern Syria, are arrested and allegedly tortured for scrawling graffiti on a school reading “the people want …

Syria’s war: How did we get here?
9 years, 5 months ago

Syria’s war: How did we get here?

CNN  

CNN — It began with the arrests of a handful of children in 2011. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images In photos: Syria's civil war Prev Next February 2011: As Arab Spring demonstrations overthrow governments across the Middle East, a group of children in Daraa, southern Syria, are arrested and allegedly tortured for scrawling graffiti on a school reading “the people want …

Syria crisis: The West wrings its hands in horror but it was our folly that helped create this bloodbath
9 years, 5 months ago

Syria crisis: The West wrings its hands in horror but it was our folly that helped create this bloodbath

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As long ago as August 2012 …

A Syrian's Struggle To Get By
10 years, 4 months ago

A Syrian's Struggle To Get By

NPR  

A Syrian's Struggle To Get By Enlarge this image toggle caption Saeed al-Batal Saeed al-Batal Syria is in the news constantly, yet it's rare that we hear from Syrians inside the country who face daily struggles to get by. As the war grinds on and with winter approaching, we reached out to photographer and filmmaker Saeed al-Batal, a pseudonym he …

Prepare for the long haul, Assad tells Syrians
12 years, 7 months ago

Prepare for the long haul, Assad tells Syrians

The Hindu  

Syria’s embattled President Bashar Al-Assad has said that his government has firmly dug in its heels to dislodge the armed opposition, which was on the defensive but had not yet been fully defeated. In an interview with Syrian Al-Dunia TV channel, Mr. Assad said: “I can summarise in one phrase: we are progressing, the situation on the ground is better …

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