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Joy, fear and confusion in Damascus

Wall Street Journal · 15h

After Ousting Assad, Syrian Rebels Rush to Impose Order in Damascus

Jawlani has moved to form a transitional government, get the buses running and turn the power back on.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad’s notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets

Tens of thousands of people held in Syria's notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since the insurgents began their lightning advance across the country that ended with the toppling of President Bashar Assad.

The Washington Post · 2d

Joy, fear and confusion in Damascus as Syrians welcome life after Assad

Rapturous celebrations in the streets of the capital were tempered by trepidation over whether the city’s new rebel caretakers could deliver a better future.

Assad, Russia

The Economist · 44m

The fall of Bashar al-Assad is a major blow for Iran

After the routing by Israel of Hamas and Hizbullah, its two main proxies in the region, the fall of Mr Assad, its third, is a further sign of Iran’s waning influence. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, likes to say that his country is nearing its ghaleh, or zenith. But he must wonder whether it is already behind him.

Reuters · 9h

Kremlin plays down blow to Russia from Assad's fall

The Kremlin on Wednesday played down the damage to Russian influence in the Middle East from the fall of Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad, saying that its focus was on Ukraine and that Moscow was in contact with Syria's new rulers.

Yahoo · 1h

What Russia’s army in Syria stands to lose after fall of Assad

The Kremlin confirmed on Dec. 11 that longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad had fled to Moscow after rebels took the capital city of Damascus in a lightning offensive that shocked the world. Assad’s exile in Russia comes as little surprise.

Donald Trump Sends Message to Putin As Assad Flees Damascus

The president-elect claimed Russia is in a "weakened state" due to the Ukraine conflict and urged Putin to negotiate.

In post-Assad Damascus, a mix of joy and trepidation

For many Damascenes, the dominant feelings are a mix of joy and trepidation. “We’re happy, of course, but we’re afraid of ...

Road to Damascus Littered With Relics of Fallen Assad Government

Reporters for The New York Times entered Syria on Monday, finding remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s oppressive ...

'Rat of Damascus' Assad fled to Moscow, says Lammy, as Putin hit by 'strategic political defeat' in Syria

Bashar al-Assad was branded the "rat of Damascus" after fleeing to Moscow as his brutal regime collapsed. Foreign Secretary ...

10h

Syria live updates: Iran's Khamenei blames US, Israel for Assad regime collapse

Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick ...

12h

Russia Pushed Assad to Flee Syria After Concluding He’d Lost War

With Syrian opposition forces advancing rapidly toward the capital, Damascus, President Bashar al-Assad’s fate lay in ...

18h

Rebel insurgency leader Golani says Syria will not get into another war

The leader of the Syrian opposition forces that stormed into Damascus and sent ousted president Bashar Assad fleeing to Russia said on Tuesday that "the country isn’t ready for another war and will ...

How Assad’s government in Syria fell

The fall of the Assad government in Syria took almost everybody by surprise and has created uncertainty for competing foreign ...

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