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Syrians celebrate in the streets after Assad government falls
And just outside Damascus, celebrating crowds tossed a noose around the towering statue of Assad's father, Hafez al-Assad, the dictator who first imposed his iron grip on Syria a half-century ago, and toppled it to the ground. Then they chained it to the back of a truck and dragged it through the streets past cheering crowds.
Road to Damascus Littered With Relics of Fallen Assad Government
Reporters for The New York Times entered Syria on Monday, finding remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s oppressive rule.
Assad Government Collapses as Sunni Islamists Seize Damascus
After 24 years in power, 13 with his country in a state of civil war, the government of Syria’s Bashar al Assad has collapsed. The Syrian Ba’ath Party
Syrian government falls in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family
The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a sudden rebel offensive sprinted across government-held territory and entered the capital in 10 days.
Celebratory gunfire echoes around Syria's capital Damascus
The sound of gunfire drowned out the noise of the traffic in Ummayyad Square in central Damascus, after 50 years of Assad family rule came to an end.
Gunfire heard in Damascus days after fall of Assad’s government
Gunfire could be heard early Tuesday morning near Ummayyad Square in central Damascus, days after rebels took the city and overthrew President Bashar Assad.
Gunfire in Damascus after toppling of Assad
The sound of gunfire rang out across Ummayyad Square in central Damascus as Syrians adjust to life after 50 years of Assad family rule.
Syria: Curfew imposed in Damascus after rebel takeover
The Syrian rebel fighters declared a curfew in Damascus on Sunday, effective from 16:00 to 05:00 local time, following their capture of the Syrian capital that led to the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad's government earlier in the day.
After Ousting Assad, Syrian Rebels Rush to Impose Order in Damascus
Rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani has moved to form a transitional government, get the buses running and turn the power ...
How Assad’s government in Syria fell
Aleppo had been firmly held by the government since a 2016 victory there, one of the war's major turning points, when Russian ...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flees, war monitor says, as his government collapses and insurgents enter Damascus
Syrian insurgents reached Damascus as part of a rapidly moving offensive that saw them take over some of Syria's largest ...
Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say
Russia media say ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad has fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally ...
Syria's rebels work to form government, restore order after Assad ouster
DAMASCUS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The lightning overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad left Syrians, countries in the region ...
What is Captagon, the synthetic stimulant that earned billions for the Assad regime in Syria?
Captagon trade under the Assad regime generated billions annually for Syria, according to a 2023 study by the nonprofit ...
Donald Trump Sends Message to Putin As Assad Flees Damascus
The president-elect claimed Russia is in a "weakened state" due to the Ukraine conflict and urged Putin to negotiate.
'Rat of Damascus' Assad fled to Moscow, says Lammy, as Putin hit by 'strategic political defeat' in Syria
Bashar al-Assad was branded the "rat of Damascus" after fleeing to Moscow as his brutal regime collapsed. Foreign Secretary ...
In post-Assad Damascus, a mix of joy and trepidation
For many Damascenes, the dominant feelings are a mix of joy and trepidation. “We’re happy, of course, but we’re afraid of ...