A man lights a flare during celebrations marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Clock Square, Homs, western Syria, Monday. Omar Albam/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Albam/AP DAMASCUS, Syria — As they mark the first anniversary this week of toppling Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Syrians are also celebrating another […]
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Syria marks 1 year after Assad, but struggles to heal : NPR
Army helicopters fly overhead during a parade by the new Syrian army marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar Assad regime in Damascus, Syria, Monday. Ghaith Alsayed/AP hide caption toggle caption Ghaith Alsayed/AP HOMS, Syria — A year ago, Mohammad Marwan found himself stumbling, barefoot and dazed, out of Syria’s notorious Saydnaya […]
The fragile fight for justice in a post-Assad Syria | Syria’s War News
Ziad Mahmoud al-Amayiri sat with photographs of his 10 lost family members laid out in front of him. “There are two options: either the government gives me justice, or I take justice myself.” Al-Amayiri’s threat is directed at one man: Fadi Saqr. Saqr was a commander of the National Defence Forces (NDF), a militia loyal […]
Israel attacks on Syria: What happened, who did Israel claim it was after? | Explainer News
On Friday, Israel killed at least 13 people, including two children, in the Damascus countryside town of Beit Jinn. The latest air raids came after locals tried to repel an Israeli military incursion into Beit Jinn, leading to clashes. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Israel claimed it was going after members of […]