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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 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.

In Damascus, life resumes without Assad

In Damascus, life is cautiously returning to normal as residents step out of their homes into a Syria transformed by the ousting of long-time president Bashar al-Assad.In the streets, portraits of Bashar al-Assad have been torn down.

Russia pushed Assad to flee Syria

The Spokesman-Review · 24m

Russia pushed Assad to flee Syria after concluding he’d lost war

Still haunted by video of the mob killing and mutilation of Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi in that country’s civil war in 2011, the Kremlin moved to save its ally even as it concluded that it could do nothing to prop up Assad’s regime any longer.

Business Insider · 22h

Here's what we're seeing Russia's warships and aircraft doing in new satellite images of Syria amid regime change

The sudden collapse of the Assad government has raised questions about the future of Russia's military footprint in Syria.

How the downfall of Russia-backed Assad in Syria may affect Ukraine war

The Kyiv Independent’s Natalia Yermak sat down with Neil Quilliam, a Middle East expert at Chatham House, to talk about what it means for Russia’s war in Ukraine and how it might put Kyiv and the West in a more favorable position in the potential peace negotiations with Moscow.

9h

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.

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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 ...

1don MSN

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 ...

2don MSN

Syrian rebels capture Damascus as President Assad flees the country

We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad,” a rebel leader said on WhatsApp. “To the displaced ...

3don MSN

Syrian rebels claim Damascus ‘liberated’ as Assad regime’s defenses crumble

Syrian rebels appear to have entered the capital Damascus after facing scant resistance from regime forces, as President ...

4d

Rebels Declare Damascus Free of al-Assad

After just a few days of rapid advances, the rebels appeared to control Syria’s capital. They said they would work with a top ...

1d

'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 ...

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