Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad is Declared Syria’s President The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period.
With al-Assad Gone, Syrians Search Prisons for Traces of Their Loved Ones Guided by cellphone flashlights, relatives searched a notorious lockup in Damascus for traces of loved ones who were snatched during the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Al-Assad Is Gone, and One Idea Fills My Brain On Sunday at 3 a.m. my mother woke me with a shaky voice. All our phones were ringing and the TV was loud. “He fell, Zaina, he fell. Assad fell.”
Life Without al-Assad On Sunday at 3 a.m. my mother woke me with a shaky voice. All our phones were ringing and the TV was loud. “He fell, Zaina, he fell. Assad fell.”
Syrian Rebels Vow Punishment for Atrocities Under Bashar al-Assad The rebels who seized Damascus are trying to get a new government up and running, even as foreign powers like Israel and Turkey, and armed Syrian groups, fight for power.
Syrians, in Shock and With Some Unease, Celebrate the Fall of al-Assad A day after the regime of President Bashar al-Assad fell, civilians poured into the streets of Damascus, weeping in disbelief. Many sought word of relatives held in a notorious prison on the outskirts of the city.
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