What Syria’s Secret Police Saw as the Regime Crumbled
Hastily abandoned documents show how the fallen government’s vast intelligence apparatus struggled to comprehend and stop the ...
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Syria: Streets of Damascus
Damascus, Syria - December 05, 2024 Syria's capital Damascus entered its first night since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government with a mix of joy, chaos and much uncertainty. At five in the ...
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 ...
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As Syria rebuilds, hope collides with painful memories in one Damascus neighborhood
After the fall of Syria's despotic Assad regime, life is slowly returning to one Damascus neighborhood, where the violence and painful memories of the past are still literally being unearthed.
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Thousands take to the streets around Syria to celebrate end of Assad regime: ‘It’s like a dream’
The celebrations were a deeply symbolic way to mark the dramatic change of power in Syria, nearly a week after insurgents swept into Damascus ... are now on the streets, sometimes directing ...
Post-Assad, Damascus is coming back to life. But Syria’s artists fear a new clampdown under Islamist rule
With its chic galleries, dimly lit bars and smoky cafés, Damascus’ vibrant cultural scene is flourishing again. But will this ...
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We Were Tortured in Assad’s Jail
Supporters of the revolution in Rojava, Oğuz Yüzgeç and Sercan Üstündaş spent the last three years in a Damascus jail.
On the road with Syria’s new ‘terrorist’ leaders
In the heart of the neighbourhood, The Telegraph witnessed a colonel in Assad’s 30th division ashen-faced as two HTS fighters ...
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A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
an essential link between Europe and the Arabian Peninsula during the Ottoman Empire and then a national transit hub DAMASCUS ...
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Syria’s economy reshaped: From Assad’s grip to a freer market and renewed hope
When Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria, merchants like Youssef Rajab kept much of their imported stock hidden for fear of arrest ...
American journalist Austin Tice's mother, in Damascus, hopes to find missing son
The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive during a reporting trip to Syria in August 2012, arrived ...