What We Know About Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s Interim President
The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period.
Tulsi Gabbard’s Secret Bashar al-Assad Meetings, Explained
Donald Trump’s pick to oversee 18 intelligence agencies with a $100 billion spy budget is facing renewed scrutiny over an unannounced trip to Syria in 2017 where she met with the now-deposed dictator twice.
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Syria urges IDF withdrawal from buffer zone in talks with UN observers
New Damascus leadership says it's ready to cooperate with UN force, deploy troops to Golan to adhere to 1974 agreement that created a demilitarized zone Israel has now seized
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UN Report Unveils Systematic Torture and War Crimes by Bashar al Assad Regime
A devastating report from the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry has shed light on systematic arbitrary detention, torture, and enforced disappearances carried out by the former Syrian Government, labelling them crimes against humanity and war crimes.
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Nearly 30% of Syrians want to go home, up from almost zero, UN refugee chief says
DAMASCUS - Almost 30% of the millions of Syrian refugees living in Middle Eastern countries want to return home in the next year, following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, up from almost none last year,
Ahmed al-Sharaa named Syria's transitional president
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for the "transitional period", state media report, seven weeks after he led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad.
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Sharaa’s ascent: From jihadist leader to Syria’s interim head of state
In less than two months, Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa has risen from rebel leader to interim president, after his Islamist group led a lightning offensive
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Syria demands Israel pullout from occupied Golan Heights buffer zone: State media
Syria's new authority demanded, during talks with UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Wednesday, Israel's withdrawal from Syrian territory it occupied in the Golan Heights following the ousting of former Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad in December.
UN Calls For 'Sustainable' Return Of Syrian Refugees
The UN's high commissioner for refugees called during a visit to Lebanon on Thursday for the "sustainable" return of Syrian refugees to their home country following the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad.
Bittersweet Return For Syrians With Killed, Missing Relatives
Wafa Mustafa had long dreamed of returning to Syria but the absence of her father tarnished her homecoming more than a decade after he disappeared in Bashar al-Assad's jails.
In Syria's Golan Heights buffer zone, residents fear Israel is making a land grab
After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the demilitarized buffer zone created in Syria after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
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ICC chief prosecutor meets Syria’s de facto leader
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) chief prosecutor has made an unannounced visit to Syria to meet with Ahmad al-Sharaa, the leader of Syria’s new de facto government, to discuss how to ensure accountability for alleged crimes committed in the country.