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Assad, Syria

Hosted on MSN · 6h

Leader of rebels who toppled Syria's Assad is named country's interim president

Former rebels now controlling Syria name an interim president and throw out the constitution adopted under Assad, saying a new one will be drafted soon.

The New York Times · 9h

Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President

The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period.

Boise State Public Radio · 8h

Ahmed al-Sharaa, who toppled Assad, is named Syria's interim president

Sharaa was already de facto head of Syria's government ever since a coalition of rebel fighters swept through most of Syria and ousted Assad's regime.

Syria, Russia

Kyiv Independent on MSN · 10h

Syria calls on Russia to hand over Assad, key aides in first post-ouster talks, media reports

Syria's new government has allegedly requested that Russia hand over former President Bashar al-Assad and his close aides, Reuters reported on Jan. 28, citing a Syrian source close to the matter. The demand was reportedly raised during the first negotiations between Syrian officials and a Kremlin delegation following Assad's ouster by rebels in

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Russia, Seeking to Keep Bases in Syria, Says It Held 'Frank' Talks With New Leader

Russia, whose troops and air force backed Assad for years against Syrian rebels, is seeking to retain its naval base in Tartous and Hmeimim air base near the port city of Latakia.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Russia’s Hopes to Keep Syria Bases Fade With Talks Stalled

Russia is struggling to retain two military bases in Syria that have enabled it to project influence in the Middle East and Africa, according to a person in Moscow familiar with the situation.

Dhaka Tribune5m

Syria authorities name Sharaa interim president

Sharaa, who took the helm after Bashar al-Assad's ouster last month, has been appointed interim president and tasked with ...

Al-Monitor on MSN1h

At Syria cemetery, people search for missing loved ones

Weeping, Fairuz Shalish grasps the red earth at an unmarked grave in Syria that she believes may hold her son, one of tens of ...

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The discovery of brutal mass graves in Syria reveals Assad’s legacy of horror

Syria’s Civil Defense has uncovered over two dozen charred bodies in two basements in rural Damascus, adding to the growing ...

Al-Qaeda's 'Syria branch' dissolves itself following Assad ouster but followers told to stay armed

Al-Qaeda's influence in Syria has waned since 2020 after Ahmed al-Sharaa's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) cracked down on ...

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EU cautiously agrees roadmap to ease sanctions on Syria in wake of Assad's downfall

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to begin lifting sanctions on Syria, but insist that the measures should be ...

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Russian government delegation makes first official visit to Syria since Assad’s fall

A delegation of Russian officials is in Damascus, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported. It is the first such visit ...

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Battle Lines: Hunting Assad’s henchmen in Syria and Congo’s war for blood minerals

New Middle East correspondent Henry Bodkin talks to Venetia Rainey about his recent trip to Syria where he went out on the ...

Books banned under Assad now on sale at Damascus shops

Books recounting torture in Syrian prisons or texts on radical Islamic theology now sit openly in Damascus bookstores, no ...

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