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SYRIAN UPRISING 2011
More than 1,000 Syrians died in airport prison under Assad, report saysA report by the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre reveals that over 1,000 Syrians died in detention at Mezzeh Military Airport near D...
From exile to encore: Wasfi Maasarani returns to Syria to sing of victoryWasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the Syrian uprising, returned to Syria after 13 years of exile. His performance celebrated...
Syria's long-ruling Baath party faces collapseFollowing the overthrow of President Bashar Assad, Syria's Baath party has frozen its activities, signaling the end of its six-decade rule....
"Country fell into hands of terrorism...": Deposed Syrian President makes first 'statement' after fleeing to RussiaOusted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in his first public statement since fleeing to Russia, denied planning his departure. He claimed t...
With Assad gone, Middle East battle lines are redrawnIt took just 11 days for Syrian rebels to force Bashar al-Assad to flee the country and impose a new revision of the strategic map in the M...
Has Bashar Al-Assad resigned and fled Syria? Here’s what Russia claimsAs rebel forces seize Damascus, Bashar al-Assad’s presidency faces an uncertain end.
Syrians topple and trample on statues of Assad's fatherSyrians celebrated the apparent fall of the Assad regime by toppling statues of Hafez al-Assad, the former president and father of Bashar a...
Syria's government battles multiple rebel uprisingsSyrian President Bashar al-Assad's rule is facing a severe challenge as rebels advance toward Damascus. Iran, a key ally, is reportedly red...
Assad ally Russia says 'terrorist group' cannot be allowed to run SyriaRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, along with Iranian and Turkish officials, convened in Qatar to address the escalating Syrian confli...
'Leave at the earliest': MEA warns Indians as situation in Syria worsensSyrian rebels gain ground, seizing Aleppo and Hama. They advance towards Homs. Jordan closes its border with Syria. Israel reinforces its m...
Syrian rebels seize fourth city, close in on Homs in threat to Assad's ruleSyrian rebels seized control of Daraa, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising, marking the fourth city lost by Assad's forces in a week. Rebel...
Foreign armies in Syria and how they came to be thereForeign powers have been deeply involved in the Syrian conflict since 2011. Turkey supports rebel groups and opposes Kurdish forces, while ...
Why rebel capture of Syria's Hama, city with dark history, mattersSyrian rebels seized Hama, a city etched in memory by the 1982 massacre. The insurgents removed a poster of President Bashar Assad. Hama's ...
Syrian army says it has withdrawn from Hama after insurgents broke through its defencesSyrian insurgents, including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Syrian National Army, have captured Hama, Syria's fourth-largest city, after inte...
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, former al Qaeda chief leading the Syrian rebelAbu Mohammed al-Golani, former al Qaeda commander, has transformed from a shadowy figure to the most recognizable insurgent leader in Syria...
Two Hezbollah members killed in Israeli strike on SyriaHezbollah later announced in separate statements that two of its fighters were "martyred on the road to Jerusalem", the phrase it uses to r...
Back in the Arab League after 12 years, Syria urges group to invest in war-torn countryHowever, crippling Western sanctions against Assad's government remain in place and could prevent oil-rich Arab countries from rushing to i...
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Bashar Assad, expected to focus on rebuilding SyriaRussia has waged a military campaign in Syria since September 2015, teaming up with Iran to allow Assad's government to fight back armed op...
After Arab Spring, a decade of upheaval and lost hopesThe idea that there was a moment when millions across the Middle East wanted freedom and change so much that they took to the streets seems...
A decade on, the broken dreams of the Arab SpringOn January 14, 2011, social networks were flooded with footage of lawyer Abdennaceur Aouini defying a curfew to stand in the iconic Avenue ...