Foreign fighters given senior Syrian army posts, reports say
The new Syrian authorities are reported to have given some foreign Islamist fighters senior official posts in the country's ...
An ousted Assad lands in Moscow, Russian outlet says; Iran says Assad was ‘stunned’ by his army’s collapse
Rebels stormed Damascus and were victorious in ousting Bashar al-Assad this weekend. Much of the international community ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN4d
Fall of Assad’s regime disrupts Russian army recruitment in Syria
The collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria following a lightning rebel offensive in November has shaken Assad-ally ...
Inside a Syrian 'reconciliation centre' where Assad's soldiers give up their weapons
Former regime fighters tell the BBC they want to regain civilian status and had nothing to do with atrocities.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flees Damascus as rebels move into country’s capital
The nearly quarter-century rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad came to a stunning end ... local time, and Assad’s army fled from the streets, witnesses said. Assad, who has ruled the ...
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Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with an iron fist for more than 50 years?
Bashar al-Assad was then thrust into the national spotlight and studied military science, later becoming a colonel in the Syrian army. After his father’s death in June 2000, it took just hours ...
Syria's embassy in Lebanon suspends services as Lebanon hands over former Syrian army officers
Syria’s embassy in Lebanon has suspended consular services a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad ...
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Syrian army withdraws from key city of Hama amid rebel surge, state news reports
The withdrawal marks a setback for President Bashar al-Assad. LONDON -- Syrian state media ... city and struck towards its center. The Syrian army said its troops withdrew after rebel fighters ...
Lebanon Security Source Says Rifaat Al-Assad Flew Out Of Beirut
Assad's uncle, Rifaat al-Assad, left the country via Beirut airport around a week ago, after rebels overthrew his nephew.