Syria has exchanged a vile dictator for an uncertain future

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Syria has exchanged a vile dictator for an uncertain future

THERE WAS joy and horror and anguish all at once. By December 8th insurgents had reached Damascus, the capital, and Mr Assad had fled to Russia, ending his family’s 53-year rule. The Syrian diaspora has spent years making detailed plans for how they might govern after Mr Assad’s fall. Syrian businessmen abroad are waiting to see if HTS does away with the detritus of Mr Assad’s rule—a state-directed economy, capital controls, cronyism—before deciding whether to invest. One of the Assad regime’s slogans was qaidna lil abad, “our leader for ever".

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More than 200 dead in Syria amid clashes between Assad loyalists and government forces

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More than 200 dead in Syria amid clashes between Assad loyalists and government forces

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Syria erupts, over 200 killed as government forces and Assad loyalists clash

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Syria erupts, over 200 killed as government forces and Assad loyalists clash

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Over 70 killed in Syria clashes, worst since Bashar al-Assad's ouster: Report

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Did Assads drain Syria of its gold? Report says family pillaged civil war-torn country for years

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Did Assads drain Syria of its gold? Report says family pillaged civil war-torn country for years

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Did Assads drain Syria of its gold? Report says family pillaged civil war-torn country for years

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Did Assads drain Syria of its gold? Report says family pillaged civil war-torn country for years

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Syria’s interim foreign minister says Russia-Iran ties to Assad are an open wound after war

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Syria’s interim foreign minister says Russia-Iran ties to Assad are an open wound after war

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Assad-era minister turns himself in to new Syria authorities: statement

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Assad-era minister turns himself in to new Syria authorities: statement

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After Assad’s ouster, Syrians return to homes devastated by years of civil war

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After Assad’s ouster, Syrians return to homes devastated by years of civil war

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The West is making a muddle of its Syria sanctions

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The West is making a muddle of its Syria sanctions

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How are Western sanctions affecting Syria’s post-Assad transition?

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Will Syria have a democratic leader? HTS chief Ahmed al-Sharaa says no polls for up to 4 years

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Will Syria have a democratic leader? HTS chief Ahmed al-Sharaa says no polls for up to 4 years

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Syrian rebels are killed in gun battles trying to arrest Assad official accused of issuing execution orders for thousands of prisoners

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Syrian rebels are killed in gun battles trying to arrest Assad official accused of issuing execution orders for thousands of prisoners

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Syria: At least 14 security personnel killed in ‘ambush’ by former Assad forces, new authorities say

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Syria: At least 14 security personnel killed in ‘ambush’ by former Assad forces, new authorities say

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Syrian rebel factions agree to disarm and join new government under deal with HTS leader

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Syrian rebel factions agree to disarm and join new government under deal with HTS leader

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Britain is told to tear up Bashar al-Assad's wife's passport and BAN her from the UK forever over fears she will divorce the dictator and creep back into the country

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Britain is told to tear up Bashar al-Assad's wife's passport and BAN her from the UK forever over fears she will divorce the dictator and creep back into the country

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Assad's British wife 'may be in danger in her new "gilded cage", with the Kremlin very wary of her divorcing the dictator and returning to the UK', analyst claims - as Moscow denies separation claim

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Assad's British wife 'may be in danger in her new "gilded cage", with the Kremlin very wary of her divorcing the dictator and returning to the UK', analyst claims - as Moscow denies separation claim

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Syria's future hangs in the balance as HTS takes the reins

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Syria's future hangs in the balance as HTS takes the reins

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Syria’s de facto new leader says it is not a threat to the West

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Syria’s de facto new leader says it is not a threat to the West

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

4 months ago

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

Russia

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

4 months ago

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

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Ousted Syrian president Assad makes first public statement since fall of his regime

4 months ago

Ousted Syrian president Assad makes first public statement since fall of his regime

The Independent

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

4 months ago

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

Hindustan Times

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Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russians evacuated him from Syria

4 months ago

Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russians evacuated him from Syria

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’Wanted to keep fighting but Russia…’: Assad denies ’planned’ departure from Syria in first comments since ouster

4 months ago

’Wanted to keep fighting but Russia…’: Assad denies ’planned’ departure from Syria in first comments since ouster

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

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

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Toppled Syrian President Bashar Al Assad flew $250 million in cash to Moscow: Report

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Toppled Syrian President Bashar Al Assad flew $250 million in cash to Moscow: Report

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Assad says he didn’t plan to flee Syria, according to presidency Telegram account

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Assad says he didn’t plan to flee Syria, according to presidency Telegram account

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Former Syrian president al-Assad details departure from Damascus to Russia

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Former Syrian president al-Assad details departure from Damascus to Russia

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

4 months ago

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

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Assad says he had no plans to leave Syria but was evacuated by Russians

4 months ago

Assad says he had no plans to leave Syria but was evacuated by Russians

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Syria's Sednaya prison has been called the 'human slaughterhouse' but 'high-value prisoners' may still be hidden in secret locations

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Syria's Sednaya prison has been called the 'human slaughterhouse' but 'high-value prisoners' may still be hidden in secret locations

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The hunt for the Assad dynasty’s missing billions begins

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The hunt for the Assad dynasty’s missing billions begins

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How Assad spent final hours in Syria before escape? Report says family and aides kept in dark, food left on stove

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How Assad spent final hours in Syria before escape? Report says family and aides kept in dark, food left on stove

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

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

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What lies ahead for Syria after Assad’s exit?: Explained

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Who was in ousted Syrian President Assad's inner circle and where are they now?

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Who was in ousted Syrian President Assad’s inner circle and where are they now?

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Who was in ousted Syrian President Assad’s inner circle and where are they now?

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The story of Bashar al-Assad's secret escape when Syrian rebels toppled his regime

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Russia and Assad | Why did Kremlin back the Syrian autocrat and what does his fall mean

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Syria: Missing US man found in Southern Damascus, says prison experience 'wasn't too bad'

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Syria: Missing US man found in Southern Damascus, says prison experience 'wasn't too bad'

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Mapping the victory of HTS-led rebels over Assad’s regime in Syria

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Mapping the victory of HTS-led rebels over Assad’s regime in Syria

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Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

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Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

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Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

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Syrian rebels torch tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father| Top updates

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Syrian rebels torch tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father| Top updates

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How Putin’s intelligence agents convinced Assad to flee Syria

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How Putin’s intelligence agents convinced Assad to flee Syria

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Ousted president Bashar al-Assad confirmed to be in Russia — as it happened

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Ousted president Bashar al-Assad confirmed to be in Russia — as it happened

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Syrian wishes brother who died in Grenfell fire could have seen Assad deposed

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Syrian wishes brother who died in Grenfell fire could have seen Assad deposed

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Lebanese PM visits Syria’s president to reset years of strained relations

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The Eighth Brigade, the most prominent armed faction in southern Syria, announced its dissolution and placed its weapons and personnel at the disposal of the Syrian defence ministry, according to …

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Syria's new leader makes his first visit to the United Arab Emirates

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Syria's new leader makes his first visit to the United Arab Emirates

BEIRUT — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa made his first visit Sunday to the United Arab Emirates, whose leaders have been circumspect about the new leadership in Damascus in the four …

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BEIRUT — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa made his first visit Sunday to the United Arab Emirates, whose leaders have been circumspect about the new leadership in Damascus in the four …

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Syria extends the deadline for a probe into coastal killings of Alawites

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Syria extends the deadline for a probe into coastal killings of Alawites

BEIRUT — Syria’s presidency announced on Friday that it would extend a probe into the killings of Alawite civilians in coastal areas that left hundreds dead after clashes between government …

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Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa will make his first visit to the United Arab Emirates and is also scheduled to visit Turkey next week, the Syrian foreign ministry said in a …

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Kurdish fighters leave northern city in Syria as part of deal with central government

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Kurdish fighters leave northern city in Syria as part of deal with central government

ALEPPO, Syria — Scores of U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters left two neighborhoods in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo Friday as part of a deal with the central government in Damascus, which …

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12-year-old boy among 4 killed in Syria’s Tartous province

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BEIRUT — A 12-year-old boy was among four civilians killed Monday in Syria ’s Tartous province, provincial officials said. Hours later, general security forces arrested two members of an armed …

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Syria interim president names new government dominated by allies

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Syrians left in the dark as the interim government struggles to restore electricity

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One Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

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Syria is at a crossroads: It can return to violence or transition to peace, says UN envoy

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Syria is at a crossroads: It can return to violence or transition to peace, says UN envoy

UNITED NATIONS — Three months following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad, Syria is at a crossroads, the top U.N. envoy for the country said Tuesday. He said the road …

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Families of disappeared in Syria want the search to continue on conflict's 14th anniversary

1 month ago

Families of disappeared in Syria want the search to continue on conflict's 14th anniversary

DARAA, Syria — Family members of Syrians who disappeared in the 14-year civil war on Sunday gathered in the city of Daraa and called on the interim government to not …

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Unexploded bomb from Syria's civil war days 'accidentally' blows up, kills 16

1 month ago

Unexploded bomb from Syria's civil war days 'accidentally' blows up, kills 16

A scrap dealer had unknowingly handled an unexploded munition in an attempt to extract metal, setting off the devastating blast on Saturday. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing The …

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1 month ago

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The missing children of Syria: Hidden in orphanages under Assad, where are they now? Hiba is one of hundreds of Syrian children referred to as "security placement" kids — handed …

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Syrians mark 14th anniversary of civil war uprising by celebrating the ouster of Bashar Assad

1 month ago

Syrians mark 14th anniversary of civil war uprising by celebrating the ouster of Bashar Assad

DAMASCUS, Syria — Thousands of Syrians poured into the streets and public squares on Saturday to mark the 14th anniversary of the start of the country’s civil war for the …

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Head of Islamic State in Iraq, Syria killed: Iraqi PM

1 month ago

Head of Islamic State in Iraq, Syria killed: Iraqi PM

The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with US-led coalition …

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1 month ago

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1 month ago

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Syrians mark 14th anniversary of Uprising with celebrations over Assad's ouster

1 month ago

Syrians mark 14th anniversary of Uprising with celebrations over Assad's ouster

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Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says

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1 month ago

Three months since the fall of Assad, is Syria headed towards stability or chaos? Explained

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Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy

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Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of sectarian violence, diplomacy

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