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For the families of Syria’s disappeared, hope fades but the demand for justice grows
Middle East

For the families of Syria’s disappeared, hope fades but the demand for justice grows

CNN  —  More than a week after Bashar al-Assad fled Syria and his regime collapsed, hundreds of thousands of Syrians…
Memories of a visit to Syria
Opinion

Memories of a visit to Syria

Whenever dramatic and bloody events unfold in an Arab nation, a corresponding chain of personal memories associated with that country…
Video points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs
Middle East

Video points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs

CNN  —  A social media video surfaced Wednesday allegedly showing a warehouse in Syria stacked with captagon, an illicit drug…
Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues
Middle East

Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues

CNN  —  When Syria’s rebel-appointed prime minister sat down with officials from the ousted Assad regime for the first time…
‘The donkey is gone’: Syrians hit the streets to mark a momentous week
Middle East

‘The donkey is gone’: Syrians hit the streets to mark a momentous week

Damascus, Syria CNN  —  At Umayyad Square in central Damascus, tens of thousands of people had the party of a…
Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell
Middle East

Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell

CNN  —  Israel wasted no time after Bashar al-Assad’s fall to bomb all the Syrian military assets it wanted to…
At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst
Middle East

At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst

Masnaa, Lebanon’s border with Syria CNN  —  Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria…
From presidential palaces to Moscow skyscrapers – how Bashar al-Assad’s family began their new life
Features/Interviews

From presidential palaces to Moscow skyscrapers – how Bashar al-Assad’s family began their new life

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was forced to escape flee his country under extreme secrecy following tumultuous disturbances that shook…
Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
Middle East

Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

CNN  —  Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with…
US will recognize a government chosen by Syrians that sticks to 4 principles, Blinken says
Middle East

US will recognize a government chosen by Syrians that sticks to 4 principles, Blinken says

The United States “will recognize and fully support” a new Syrian government that is chosen by the Syrian people and…
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