Putin 'Stopped Taking Calls' From Bashar al-Assad Before Coup: Report
Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.
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Syrians are visiting the once off-limits seaside Assad family villa
Syrians are now visiting the seaside villa of the ousted President Bashir al-Assad. The compound had been off-limits since it ...
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Fall of Assad's regime: FRANCE 24 journalist recounts journey into Syria
One month after the surprisingly rapid fall of President Bashar al-Assad's government, Syrians are balancing feelings of hope ...
A senior Assad aide said a 'trick' by Putin contributed to Syria's collapse
An Assad official claims Putin betrayed his ally by promising support that never came.
Inside Bashar Assad’s detention centers, where ‘death was the least bad thing’
The system of detention, torture and death run by Syria’s former ruler, Bashar Assad, is starting to come out into the open.
A dictator’s fall brings jubilation — that quickly turns sour
Hope gives way to violence, chaos and economic despair. Then a new strongman emerges.
First commercial flight since the fall of Assad lands in Syria's capital
The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad has landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport arriving from Qatar ...
Long silenced by fear, Syrians now speak of the torture in Assad’s machinery of death
As tens of thousands disappeared over more than a decade, a blanket of fear kept the Syrian population silent.
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U.S. eases restrictions on Syria while keeping sanctions in place
The U.S. on Monday eased some restrictions on Syria’s transitional government to allow the entry of humanitarian aid after Islamist insurgents ousted Syrian leader Bashar ...