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The Latest Breaking News from Hafez alAssad

After 54 years of brutal rule under the Assads, Syria is at a crossroads. Here are 4 priorities to avoid yet another war

Who could have predicted that after nearly 14 years of civil war and five years of stalemate, the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria would collapse in just a week? With Assad’s departure, the pressing question now is what lies ahead for Syria’s immediate future.

The Conversation

Syrians celebrate fall of Bashar al-Assad after five decades of dynastic rule

Citizens dream of a better future but some are wary of Islamist groups claiming to represent them

The Guardian - UK

Tears of joy and sadness as ‘disappeared’ Syrians emerge from Assad’s prisons

Men, women and children, many jailed for speaking out against regime, reunite with their families

The Guardian - UK

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Assad flees Syria, rebels take Damascus

The takeover of Damascus ends more than 50 years of rule by the Assad regime

Salon

From doctor to brutal dictator: the rise and fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

Toppled president came to power keen to show he was different from his father but proved to be as repressive

The Guardian - UK

Turkiye urges inclusivity, fair treatment of minorities in post-Assad Syria

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stresses importance of national unity and sovereignty after fall of Bashar al-Assad gov’t.

Al Jazeera

Watch moment Syrian rebels shoot down statue of former President Assad

This is the moment Syrian rebels shoot down the statue of former President Hafez al-Assad.

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Bashar al-Assad reported to have fled Syria as rebels say they have captured Damascus

Celebrations on streets of Syrian cities as as Assad regime appears to have fallen

The Guardian - UK

Syrian rebels say they have advanced into Damascus as residents report sound of gunfire

Whereabouts of President Bashar al-Assad unknown as rebel group says it has begun entering the capital

The Guardian - UK

Syria Rebels Vow No More 'Sectarianism And Tyranny'

Syrian rebel commander Hassan Abdel Ghani sought to reassure religious minorities on Saturday after Islamist-led fighters snatched key cities and swathes of territory from government control.

International Business Times

Syria's Assad: The President Who Led A Bloody Crackdown

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad oversaw a merciless crackdown on a pro-democracy revolt that morphed into one of the bloodiest wars of the century.

International Business Times

Why is the opposition capture of Hama in Syria so important?

Syrian rebels have captured the strategic and symbolically significant city of Hama. This is why it matters.

Al Jazeera

Statue Of Former Syrian President Toppled In Hama

The image is particularly symbolic: A statue of former President Hafez al-Assad, the father of Syria's current ruler Bashar, was toppled in Hama after Islamist-led rebels overran the country's fourth-largest city, video authenticated by AFP showed.

International Business Times

Syrian president's uncle to stand trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity

Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the Syrian president, will stand trial in Switzerland for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity that decades ago earned him the nickname "The Butcher of Hama".

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The Guardian - US

Congressman Jonathan Jackson on Biden, Gaza and making his famous father proud

After a lifetime of activism, a son of Jesse Jackson marks his first year as a politician representing Illinois

Al Jazeera

Twelve years on from the beginning of Syria’s war

Millions still displaced and hundreds of thousands have died in 12 years of fighting, but al-Assad remains in power.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Efforts to end Assad isolation gather speed after quake

Experts say many Arab governments see last month’s earthquake disaster as reason to deepen engagement with al-Assad.

The Guardian - UK

What do Prince Andrew, Kim Jong-un and a Ugandan general have in common?

Dynasties distort open societies and should be resisted - yet succession has become an obsession for political families

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Lahoud Angered France by ‘Backtracking’ on Pledge to Deploy Army in S. Lebanon

A series of recently declassified British documents reveal details of meetings held by late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri with British officials in 1997 and 1999, as well as letters exchanged between then UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Lebanese presidency.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Delegation Discusses in Türkiye the Military Operation, Rapprochement with Assad

A Russian delegation will visit Türkiye to discuss the situation in Syria and the military operation that Ankara threatened to carry out against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that a Russian delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin, would visit Türkiye…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Memoirs of Late Lebanese Prime Minister Saeb Salam (Part 1): I Expressed my Objection to Hafez al-Assad to Syria’s Political, Military Role in Lebanon

Asharq Al-Awsat publishes three episodes of the memoirs of late Lebanese Prime Minister Saeb Salam, covering important stages of the Lebanese crisis, from the entry of Syrian forces into Lebanon in 1976 to the Israeli invasion of the South in 1982. The memoirs reflect the late premier’s frankness in evaluating…

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