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Syrian leader al-Sharaa reportedly also demands reparations as Moscow delegation seeks to secure strategic power bases.

Western sanctions are weighing heavily on Syria and risk derailing the country’s frail transition.

Petrol shortages have also eased, while the Syrian pound has strengthened by 20% against the US dollar

Minority Islamic sect associated with overthrown Assad regime waits to see how threats of revenge will play out

Jordan will host US, EU, Turkish and Arab diplomats on Saturday for high-level talks on Syria, a day after celebrations in Damascus and nationwide rejoicing at the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad.

When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant backlash. The Syrian Constitution stipulated that only Muslims could hold the presidency, and the Alawites were deemed non-Muslim by many Sunni groups.

Tomb of Hafez al-Assad, father of removed president, torched as new PM pledges peace after 13 years of war.

Syrian rebels set fire to the tomb of Bashar al-Assad’s father in his family’s hometown in Al-Qardahah, near Latakia.

Rebels were pictured chanting as they set alight the tomb of infamous former dictator Hafez Assad