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The fall of symbols: Toppling Hafez al-Assad’s largest statue in Syria
For decades, statues of Hafez al-Assad symbolized power and repression. Today, they fall as Syrians reclaim public spaces ...
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Protection or intervention? Focus on Syria’s minorities sparks controversy, fuels hate speech
Calls for Syria’s new authorities to guarantee equality and safety for Syria’s ethnic and religious minorities have been loud ...
A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy chief’s nomination fight
Questions continue to dog Tulsi Gabbard about a mysterious 2017 trip to Syria. The trip has gained new salience since ...
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No going back as post-Assad Syria enters a new era after five decades of terror
During a visit to Syria, after Assad's fall, Shahira Salloum, managing editor of Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, reflects on Syria's ...
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A Witness in Assad’s Dungeons
A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk ...
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Syria’s Spiral: The Rise, Reign, and Ruin of Bashar al-Assad Amid the Arab Spring’s Echoes
In 1970, then-Defence Minister Hafez al-Assad, father of Bashar al-Assad, led an internal coup within the Baath Party, toppling the then-president and ushering in five decades of centralised rule.
On the road to Damascus: My trip through a ‘liberated’ Syria
You can’t extinguish fire with fire. You can’t address a mistake with another mistake. You have to correct the situation in ...
On the road with Syria’s new ‘terrorist’ leaders
In the heart of the neighbourhood, The Telegraph witnessed a colonel in Assad’s 30th division ashen-faced as two HTS fighters ...
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Southern rebels loom large as Syria's new rulers try to form a national army
As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country's northwest late last year, officials from ...
Reporter's Notebook: Navigating journalism in the 'new' Syria
DAMASCUS SYRIA - ldquoHeres a good first line for yourdquo says VOA photojournalist Yan Boechat as we drive up to a former ...
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Syrian art enthusiasts enjoy new-found freedom in post-Assad era
The new Syria is a land of firsts: for the first time many Syrians are openly criticising the authorities, sharing stories of ...
Australia’s Socialist Alternative sends correspondent to Syria: The pseudo-left in alliance with al-Qaeda and the CIA
Socialist Alternative’s Omar Hassan is roaming around al-Qaeda controlled Syria, presenting its imperialist-backed takeover ...