DAMASCUSjackpot capital, Syria — President Bashar al-Assad fled Syria as Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus Sunday, triggering celebrations across the country and beyond at the end of his oppressive rule. Russian news agencies said late S
When Abdo Bakri returned to his hometown in northwestern Syria on Saturday after more than five years roaming the area in search of safe shelter for his family during the country’s civil waraubet, he did not know what he would find. Driving along th
For nearly all the years that the al-Assad family ruled Syria, silence reigned. No one spoke freely, fearful of who might hear. Everyone knew the consequences of dissent: disappearance into government prisons, from which few ever returned. But as Sa
They poured by the thousands into the street outside Lebanon’s main border crossing with Syria, celebrating the toppling of the Assad regime — and their long-awaited return home. People, many of whom had fled Syria during the country’s 13-year civil
Around 100 people gathered in Washington Square Park in Lower Manhattan on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the fall of President Bashar al-Assad of Syriabighit777, who fled his country after rebel forces stormed the capital earlier in the day. Syrian
Members of the Syrian community in Libya celebrate in Tripoli on December 8, 2024, after Islamist-led rebels declared that they had taken Syrias capital. (Photo by Agence France-Presse) DAMASCUS, Syria Syrias President Bashar al-Assad fled Syria as