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Years of reporting on Syria, the road to Damascus and the fall of al-Assad
What returning to Syria in the midst of the euphoria and horror of uncovering the al-Assads’ mass graves felt like.
In first in-person contact, US officials met Syria's HTS in Damascus
U.S. diplomats visiting Damascus held Washington's first in-person official meetings with Syria's new de facto rulers led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham on Friday and discussed with the former al Qaeda affiliate the future of Syria's political transition.
US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden sends officials to Damascus
The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed number of 900, a Defense Department spokesperson said at a press briefing on Thursday.
Victory 'Belongs To Syria And No-one Else': Turkey FM In Damascus
Assad, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in Damascus on Sunday after meeting the country's new leaders.
Hopes for a New Syria Take Flight
A Syrian Air flight from Damascus landed in Aleppo on Wednesday, as the transitional government tries to demonstrate its ability to run the war-shattered country.
Israel’s Expanded Perch on Syrian Border Puts Damascus in Its Sights
Israel’s military has seized a strategic mountain top in its contested border area with Syria and advanced on positions beyond it, reshaping the frontier potentially for the long term.
US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ouster
The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad's ouster earlier this month are in Damascus to hold talks with the country's new leadership and seek information on the whereabouts
Syria’s First Domestic Flight Since the Assad Regime Fell Takes Off
The Damascus International Airport reopened on Wednesday with a domestic flight to Aleppo, signaling that Syria’s new rulers are confident in their ability to govern after the end of the Assad family’s rule.
The fall of Damascus expressed in one moment, as witnessed by an AP photographer
He became a staff photographer in October 2003, taking up base in Jordan before becoming chief photographer out of Beirut two years later. He has covered conflict in the Middle East for nearly 30 years,
France returns flag to Damascus embassy as new Syria authorities build contacts with West
France raised its flag at its Damascus embassy on Tuesday for the first time in 12 years and European Union officials prepared to engage with the new Syrian leadership, a sign of the growing contacts after Bashar al-Assad was ousted as president.
The road back to Damascus: Syria’s new rulers face challenges in de-weaponizing supply chains
Since 2011, the weaponization of regional and global supply chains through economic sanctions has devastated Syria’s economic and social activities.
Syrians descend on Damascus hospital in search for country's missing
Family members and friends of thousands of missing Syrians are continuing their search for those disappeared by former President Bashar Assad's regime.