Monday Briefing: Al-Assad’s Final Days in Power
This account of al-Assad’s fall, much of which has not been previously reported, is based on interviews with Syrian, Iranian, ...
How Assad's inner circle scrambled to escape Syria after regime's fall
Following the rebel forces' successful ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, key figures within his regime, including ...
What now for the £4.5bn drug empire that bankrolled Assad's regime
As those in the lucrative Captagon network move aside, how will the new leaders stop any criminals waiting in the wings to ...
War in Syria: How Bashar al-Assad’s inner circle fled after his fall
A lightning rebel offensive early this month caught Syria’s ruling clan off guard. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to ...
How Assad's Inner Circle Fled Syria After His Fall
President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia on December 8, leaving behind many of his collaborators, some of whom sought refuge in neighbouring countries. According to two sources, the ousted president, ...
Deception and Betrayal: Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime
Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a ...
When Damascus traffic cops fled, volunteers stepped in
At a Damascus intersection, young volunteers act as unofficial traffic cops after police assigned to the duty deserted their ...
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 ...
Syria's new rulers name foreign minister amid push for international relations
The ruling General Command named Asaad Hassan al-Shibani as foreign minister, SANA said. A source in the new administration ...
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AP swift to the story when Bashar Assad’s government falls
The fall of the authoritarian government of Bashar Assad in Syria to rebel fighters came swiftly and unexpectedly, but AP’s ...