Syrian rebels have brought 24 years of Bashar al Assad's dictatorship to an end in a single week. There are many countries with an interest in Syria, and not all of them will be happy about this development. Monday 9 December 2024 19:57, UK ...
"Anxiety about being thrown in one of Assad’s notorious prisons created wide mistrust among Syrians,” Khatib said. “Assad nurtured this culture of fear to maintain control and crush political opposition.” Just north of Damascus, in the Saydnaya military pr...
Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Crowds are gathering to enter the prison, known as the “human slaughterhouse,” after thousands of inmates were released following the rebels’ overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Sunday. (AP Photo...
The insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, that took over Syria and ousted President Bashar al-Assad, has yet to show how it plans to govern the country torn by more than a decade of civil war. CBS News contributor Sam Vinograd breaks down what�
for 24 years, Assad flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination early on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters. Rebels declared the city "free of the tyrant Bashar al-Assad". A half-century of Assad family rule was over, army command told officers, accor...
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There are renewed concerns over Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the rebel leader who led the Hayat Tahrir al-Shams (HTS) group that took over Syria and collapsed President Bashar al-Assad's regime. CBS News' Courtney Kealy breaks down what's known
As a result, Jolani is now the de facto leader of more than 23 million Syrians and theseveral million Syrian refugeeswho are outside of their country, many of whom will surely want to return home now that Assad is gone. So, who is Jolani, and what does he want? As a ...
As a result, Jolani is now the de facto leader of more than 23 million Syrians and theseveral million Syrian refugeeswho are outside of their country, many of whom will surely want to return home now that Assad is gone. So, who is Jolani, and wha...