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Syria's de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections
Read full article: Syria's de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold electionsSyria’s de facto leader has said it could take up to four years to hold elections in Syria, and that he plans on dissolving his Islamist group that led the country’s insurgency at an anticipated national dialogue summit for the country.
Syria's embassy in Lebanon suspends services as Lebanon hands over former Syrian army officers
Read full article: Syria's embassy in Lebanon suspends services as Lebanon hands over former Syrian army officersSyria’s embassy in Lebanon has suspended consular services a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad were arrested at the Beirut airport with allegedly forged passports.
An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of sectarian violence
Read full article: An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of sectarian violenceSyria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs a day after protests by members of the Alawite minority erupted in gunfire and stirred fears that the country’s fragile peace could break down.
Clashes between Islamists now in power in Syria and Assad's supporters kill 6 fighters
Read full article: Clashes between Islamists now in power in Syria and Assad's supporters kill 6 fightersA British-based war monitor said clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad’s government have killed six Islamic fighters and wounded others.
Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad's ouster, seeking better relations
Read full article: Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad's ouster, seeking better relationsA prominent Lebanese politician has met with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syrian leader Bashar Assad, and both expressed hope Sunday for a new era in relations between their countries.
Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad's ouster
Read full article: Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad's ousterThe toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule.
US drops $10M terrorism bounty offered for capture of Syrian rebel leader who ousted Assad
Read full article: US drops $10M terrorism bounty offered for capture of Syrian rebel leader who ousted AssadThe Biden administration says it has decided not to pursue a $10 million reward it had offered for the capture of a Syrian rebel leader whose forces led the ouster of President Bashar Assad.
What Assad's fall has revealed about Syria's trade in the stimulant drug Captagon
Read full article: What Assad's fall has revealed about Syria's trade in the stimulant drug CaptagonSyria’s nearly 14-year-old civil war fragmented the country, crumbled the economy and created fertile ground for the production of the highly addictive drug Captagon.
Israel's borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again
Read full article: Israel's borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them againPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, and that blurs the border with Israel's northern neighbor.
US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says
Read full article: US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken saysSecretary of State Antony Blinken says American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that led the overthrow of Bashar Assad’s government but is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others.
The Detroit area's many Syrians are celebrating Assad's overthrow and planning long-delayed visits
Read full article: The Detroit area's many Syrians are celebrating Assad's overthrow and planning long-delayed visitsLike millions of Syrians around the world, the thousands who have settled in the Detroit area are excited about the prospect of visiting now that rebels have overthrown the government of ousted President Bashar Assad.
Who was in ousted Syrian President Assad's inner circle and where are they now?
Read full article: Who was in ousted Syrian President Assad's inner circle and where are they now?After insurgents toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad this month, many senior officials and members of his dreaded intelligence and security services appear to have melted away.
Thousands of Syrians celebrate in central Damascus during first Friday prayers since Assad's fall
Read full article: Thousands of Syrians celebrate in central Damascus during first Friday prayers since Assad's fallThousands of Syrians have celebrated in Umayyad Square, the largest in Damascus, after the first Muslim Friday prayers following the ouster of President Bashar Assad.
Here's how the US is countering the Islamic State group during Syria's upheaval
Read full article: Here's how the US is countering the Islamic State group during Syria's upheavalMassive U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Syria are meant partly as a message to the group and a move to ensure that the insurgents don’t try to take advantage of the chaos following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government.
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes hit Gaza and also target suspected weapons sites in Syria
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli strikes hit Gaza and also target suspected weapons sites in SyriaIsraeli strikes have hit suspected chemical and long-range weapons sites in Syria and the foreign minister says the aim is to keep them from rebels who seized Damascus.
Syria latest: Syrians celebrate in the streets as Russian media says Assad has arrived in Moscow
Read full article: Syria latest: Syrians celebrate in the streets as Russian media says Assad has arrived in MoscowSyrians poured into the streets in celebration after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule.
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?
Read full article: Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader who led the stunning insurgency that toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image and that of his fighters.