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Syrian rebel leader tightens his grip on the state

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After Assad's ouster, Syrian rebel leader tightens his grip on the state

Rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa's Islamist group is stamping its authority on Syria's state with the same lightning speed that it seized the country, deploying police, installing an interim government and meeting foreign envoys - raising concerns over how inclusive Damascus' new rulers intend to be.

Syrian rebel fighters set fire to tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father

Images show the fighters standing next to the burning gravesite of Hafez al-Assad in the former president's hometown.

What to know as Syrian rebels take charge after forcing Bashar al-Assad from power

Syria's brutal civil war rekindled suddenly after 13 years, with rebels staging a shock offensive that forced long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia.

Russia, Assad and Syria

Bloomberg L.P. · 11h

Russia Pushed Assad to Flee Syria

Assad fled to Moscow as opposition forces advance towards Damascus. Sources say Russian intelligence agents organized the escape, flying Assad out of a base in Syria before the aircraft's transponder was turned off to avoid being tracked.

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Kremlin plays down blow to Russia from Assad's fall

The Kremlin on Wednesday played down the damage to Russian influence in the Middle East from the fall of Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad, saying that its focus was on Ukraine and that Moscow was in contact with Syria's new rulers.

What Russia’s army in Syria stands to lose after fall of Assad

The Kremlin confirmed on Dec. 11 that longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad had fled to Moscow after rebels took the capital city of Damascus in a lightning offensive that shocked the world. Assad’s exile in Russia comes as little surprise.

Assad family home reveals luxury lifestyle of Syrian dictator

Dominic Waghorn of NBC News’ partner Sky News explored the ransacked former home of Bashar al-Assad and his family in ...

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‘My God there is light’: CNN witnesses moment Syrian prisoner is freed from Assad’s forced detention

While searching a secretive prison in the belly of the Assad regime’s legacy of torture for American journalist Austin Tice, ...

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Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad’s notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets

Tens of thousands of people held in Syria's notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since the insurgents began their ...

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Syrian woman haunts Assad's notorious prison for clues of relatives' fate

When she heard the stunning news that rebels had brought an end to Syria's decades-old regime, Hayat al-Turki headed for a ...

She fled during Assad's regime. Now this Syrian activist is considering going home

but news of the downfall of the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad has them both smiling. Customer Razan Rashidi orders ...

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Iran's leader blames US, Israel for Assad's fall, shifts tone toward Syrian groups

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech Wednesday that the U.S. and Israel were behind the fall of ...

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

Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al ...

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Allentown Syrian-Americans react to fall of Assad regime. ‘Are they going to give freedom?’

Allentown’s Syrian population reacted with a mix of relief, joy and apprehension at the news that rebel groups toppled the al ...

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