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Assad, Syria

The New York Times · 8h

Syria’s New Government Steps Up Pursuit of Assad Loyalists

Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has emerged as a top priority for the new administration in Syria.

Syria’s new rulers try to contain growing tensions involving Assad loyalists

Unrest is brewing in Syria’s coastal plains, home to the Assad family’s Alawite sect. Earlier this week, a group of regime loyalists staged an ambush on the now-governing rebel forces, killing 14. With the Shia Alawite sect making up only 10 percent of the population in the majority Sunni country,

Irish Independent on MSN · 1d

Military official involved in Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouse’ arrested in Syria

A former top military official who issued death sentences for detainees in Damascus’s Sednaya prison has been arrested by Syria’s new administration. Mohammed Kanjo Hassan is the highest-ranking officer to have been arrested since a rebel offensive toppled Bashar al-Assad and his dictatorial regime on December 8.

Syria, Lebanon

Hosted on MSN · 1h

Syria's embassy in Lebanon suspends services after fake passports emerge

Meanwhile, Lebanese authorities handed over dozens of Syrian nationals, including former officers in the army, to the new administration in Damascus after they were caught illegally entering Lebanon.

The Washington Post · 10h

Syria's embassy in Lebanon suspends services as Lebanon hands over former Syrian army officers

Syria’s embassy in Lebanon has suspended consular services a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad were arrested at the Beirut airport with allegedly forged passports

Lebanon returns 70 officers and soldiers to Syria, security official says

Many senior Syrian officials and people close to the former ruling family fled the country to neighbouring Lebanon after Assad's regime was toppled.

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Clashes between Islamists now in power in Syria and Assad’s supporters kill 6 fighters

A British-based war monitor said clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar ...

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Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces - authorities

Syria's new rebel-led authorities say supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad have killed 14 interior ministry troops ...

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Falcon drones, rockets and night-vision snipers: How Syria’s rebels planned for years to oust Assad

Bel Trew speaks to commanders of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group that led the charge to topple Bashar ...

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UN investigative team says Syria’s new authorities ‘very receptive’ to probe of Assad war crimes

The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria says the country’s new authorities were ...

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How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad

The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and ...

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Christmas In Post-Assad Syria Tainted By Fears For Minority's Future

Sarah Latifa had feared that her Christian community in Syria may struggle to celebrate its first Christmas since ...

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Syria's Assad blames 'terrorism' for regime collapse in first statement since defeat

Former Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday made his first official statement since being topped by a rebel offensive and ...

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Austin Tice Latest: US Diplomats in First Syria Visit Since Assad Fall,

The high-level delegation arrived to engage in talks with Syria's interim leadership, the State Department confirmed early ...

The Mirror US on MSN2d

Syria dictator Bashar al-Assad's wife 'has leukemia and 50/50 chance of survival'

Assad, Asma al-Assad, is said to be battling leukemia, with doctors giving her a '50/50' chance of survival. The 49-year-old ...

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