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The Middle East After the Fall of Assad
In a wide-ranging interview, the political economist Helen Thompson discusses how the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has ...
Dealing with Assad’s toxic legacy, one secret chemical lab at a time
People in the Jaramana suburb of Damascus always thought something strange was happening at the nearby state security facility. Walled off and heavily guarded, the government compound was off limits ...
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Syrian ex-president Assad poisoned in Moscow apartment
Deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was reportedly poisoned in his apartment in Moscow. A Russian channel on Telegram ...
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Mass graves in Syria lay bare the depths of Assad's repression
In-depth: The discovery of mass graves containing tens of thousands of bodies has given new insight into the scale of ...
Uncovering the atrocities of the Assad regime at its 'death factory' on the hill
Sednaya prison was the site where thousands of Syrians were tortured and killed under Assad’s regime. Investigators have ...
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Syria Faces Its Past and Its Future
Images taken just after the precipitous end of the civil war reveal a secret legacy that is just becoming visible.
Now Syria’s long-ruling Baath party is collapsing, too
The party that for decades ruled as part of the Assad dynasty is now being blamed for damaging relations with other Arab ...
Syria’s dwindling Jewish community can visit one of the world’s oldest synagogues again
Syria's civil war left one of the world's oldest synagogues partially destroyed. Now Syria's handful of remaining Jews are ...