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Explained: What led to Bashar al-Assad's downfall in Syria?
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Explained: What led to Bashar al-Assad's downfall in Syria?

Firstpost  

Five decades of the Assad family dominance in Syria came to an end on Sunday, as the rebel alliance arrived in Damascus in just over a week. The success of the lightning advance was primarily because Syria’s army was worn out and demotivated; the Syrian leader’s key allies, Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon, were badly weakened by the war with …

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The key moments in Syria that led to the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's dynasty
2 weeks, 1 day ago

The key moments in Syria that led to the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's dynasty

ABC  

The end of Bashar Al-Assad and his family's half-century-long regime in Syria came gradually, then all at once. The following day, the rebels entered Aleppo, Syria's largest city, for the first time since they were pushed out in 2016 after a bloody military campaign by Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran. Capitalising on the government's diminished position, the …

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What happened in Syria’s civil war, who took over and what’s next after decades of brutal rule?
2 weeks, 1 day 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 …

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Syria falls, Assad disappears, calls of ’God is great’ echoes from mosques: Timeline of 13-year-old Syrian civil war
2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

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Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has fled Damascus to unknown destination as rebel militants enter Damascus: Report
2 weeks, 2 days 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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Syria's al-Assad loses control of Daraa; rebels close in on Homs. What does it mean? 10 updates
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Syria's al-Assad loses control of Daraa; rebels close in on Homs. What does it mean? 10 updates

Hindustan Times  

Syria conflict updates: Syrian rebels have taken control of Daraa, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, marking a dramatic turn in the country’s prolonged civil war. 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 …

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Syrian rebels appear to have entered Damascus as Assad regime’s defenses crumble
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Syrian rebels appear to have entered Damascus as Assad regime’s defenses crumble

CNN  

CNN — Syrian rebels have declared the capital Damascus “liberated” after entering the city to scant resistance from regime forces, while claiming President Bashar al-Assad has fled the capital, losing his decades-long grip on power. Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images ‘Ready to cooperate’ Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali said the government stood ready “to cooperate with any leadership the people choose,” …

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Why Syria’s Homs, the current theatre of civil war, is called ‘capital of revolution’ against Assad
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Why Syria’s Homs, the current theatre of civil war, is called ‘capital of revolution’ against Assad

Firstpost  

After capturing Aleppo and Hama in quick succession, Islamists rebels have now reached the strategically important city of Homs. Historically dominated by the Sunnis, Homs became home to a massive Alawite population – President Bashar al-Assad’s sect – after the 1963 coup. After non-violent protests inspired by the Arab Spring began nationwide in March 2011, Homs city saw the first …

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Syria's rebel-in-chief wants to be a politician, not a rebel
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Syria's rebel-in-chief wants to be a politician, not a rebel

Firstpost  

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, wants the world to believe the group has really cut off its jihadist roots, but there are doubts whether the group has really given up its terrorist ways to be a purely political opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Abu Muhammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, speaks during a …

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Why the rebel capture of Syria’s Hama, a city with a dark history, matters
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Why the rebel capture of Syria’s Hama, a city with a dark history, matters

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — It was one of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Hafez Assad’s brother, Rifaat, led the artillery unit that shelled the city and killed thousands, earning him the nickname the “Butcher of Hama.” Only this year, Rifaat Assad was indicted …

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Syria mourns Homs drone victims as gov’t, Russian attacks in Idlib kill 11
1 year, 2 months ago

Syria mourns Homs drone victims as gov’t, Russian attacks in Idlib kill 11

Al Jazeera  

Eleven civilians, including a two-year-old child, have been killed in opposition-held Idlib, as Syrians began burying the dozens of people killed in Thursday’s large-scale drone attack on a military academy in the western city of Homs. A married couple was among four people killed in Idlib city, where Syrian government artillery hit residential neighbourhoods on Friday evening. Al Jazeera’s Zeina …

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For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight
3 years, 9 months ago

For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight

Associated Press  

BAR ELIAS, Lebanon — Mohammed Zakaria has lived in a plastic tent in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for almost as long as war has raged in his native Syria. “We came on the assumption that we would come in and out,” said Zakaria, sitting outside his tent on a cold day recently as his children walked around in worn-out slippers. …

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