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To evade Assad’s secret police, Syrians developed a code language
In cafes, taxis and markets — even in their own living rooms — most could not speak freely, fearing they might be overheard ...
Inside the house of Assad
Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez, ruled Syria for more than half a century but how did one family achieve and maintain ...
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 ...
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Interpol issues warrant for Syrian regime intelligence chief as dozens of regime officers detained in Lebanon
Interpol has issued an arrest warrant for notorious Syrian regime intelligence chief Jamil Hassan, as Lebanon detained dozens ...
Proof that Syrian 'prisoner' discovered and freed by CNN crew was one of Assad's ruthless henchmen as ex-intelligence officer is now missing
A shocking image of the Syrian 'prisoner' who was discovered locked up Damascus prison by journalists proves that he was ...
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Syria's ousted dictator relied on a brutal army, and powerful allies. What changed?
Syria's new leader is saying that he will dissolve the many rebel factions there and absorb them into the new ministry of defense. That new leader is Ahmed al-Sharaa. And if he can achieve unity, ...
Amid the joy after Assad’s ouster, Syrians search for their missing
Loved ones are now searching for the estimated 150,000 people who were detained and disappeared in Bashar Assad's Syrian ...
Syrian rebel leader says he will dissolve regime forces, as Syrians return to work
Many Syrians got back to work on Wednesday as life in the capital is slowly returning to normal after the overthrow of former ...
Syrians flock to morgues looking for loved ones who perished in Assad’s prisons
Many bodies have been found in Syrian detention centers and prisons since President Bashar al-Assad's government fell.
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.
The swift fall of Syria's Assad brings moments inconceivable under his iron rule
It took barely 10 days for Syria’s insurgents to march from their stronghold in the northwest into Damascus and bring an end ...
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How Syria’s Bashar al-Assad fell so quickly — and what the U.S. should do next
According to Gopal, three external factors loomed large. Under Assad, Syria’s biggest regional benefactor was Iran, but since the Oct. 7 attacks, it has withstood Israeli military strikes and watched ...