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Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria’s former President Bashar Assad ...
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Seven months after the fall of Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr gained rare access to sites across the war-ravaged nation, some of which have long been inaccessible to ...
A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres ...
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy traveled to Damascus to renew diplomatic relations with Syria on Saturday, eight months ...
Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad.
Assad's 24-year rule ended abruptly as a coalition of rebel forces, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), launched a rapid offensive that overwhelmed government defenses and captured Damascus within 12 ...
Allies of the new Syrian government and other non-state actors have continued violence and discrimination against Christians ...
Syrian rebels seized Damascus on Sunday, and long-time President Bashar Assad fled the battle-scarred country amid the stunning collapse of his regime after 13 years of war. Assad and his family ...
A panel of experts investigating and documenting crimes committed by the old regime share their experiences of working in the ...
Wassim Assad, who had long appeared on US sanctions lists for supporting armed groups and financing the trade of Captagon, an illicit stimulant, tried to reenter the country using forged documents and ...