'I was tortured in a Syrian prison - the fall of Bashar al-Assad felt like a dream'
A Syrian former political prisoner says it "felt like a dream" when Bashar al-Assad's murderous regime finally fell, bringing ...
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and ...
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Resurrecting Aleppo: Healing war’s scars on Syria’s heritage
The historic Baron Hotel in Syria’s Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of war but still standing and ready for a ...
In Aleppo, Rebels Give a Sense of What May Come in Syria
Rebel fighters who took control of Aleppo about two weeks ago have promised security and continuity. Prices have skyrocketed, ...
War destroyed and divided Aleppo. Can Assad’s fall unite the city?
The battle for Aleppo fractured the city along social and economic lines. Whether people here can live together again will ...
The Militants Who Took Over Syria Told Me They Captured Austin Tice
We should ask the militants who toppled Bashar al-Assad in Syria what became of missing U.S. reporter Austin Tice and why ...
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'Free again': Hope rises from war-scarred streets of Syria's Aleppo
In one of the few open shops on a main street in downtown Aleppo, Syrian shopkeeper Ramadan Dali wields his feather duster ...
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The Path to a Better Syria
After public protests and then rebellion erupted in Syria in 2011, Assad’s regime clung to power through systemic torture and ...
Christians in Syria mark country’s transformation with tears as UN envoy urges an end to sanctions
In churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians have marked the first Sunday services since Bashar Assad’s ouster in an air ...
A Visual Guide to Syria’s Long Struggle for Freedom
The Middle Eastern country had been ruled by outside powers and dictators for centuries before its revolution was realized.