Syria Faces Big Challenge in Seeking Justice for Assad Regime Crimes The rebel alliance that took power has vowed to prosecute senior figures from the ousted government, but accountability will be hard to achieve in a vulnerable, divided and battered country.

Syria’s Main Airport Handles First International Flights Since Fall of Assad Regime The country’s new leaders are pushing to restore a sense of normalcy. But Syria remains under a host of international sanctions imposed during the Assad regime.

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.

Syrian Government Forces Hunt for Senior Assad Official Syria’s new government is searching for a senior official from the Assad dictatorship and for military forces loyal to the ousted president.

Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address.

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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 rule.

With Assad Gone, a Brutal Dictatorship Ends. But the New Risks Are Huge. The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Russia’s bases in Syria are closed and Iran’s pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation and the bomb.

As Syrian Rebels Take Charge, Freeing Prisoners of Assad Is a Priority Many people want to determine the fates of loved ones who disappeared into a notorious military prison that was a symbol of human rights abuses under President Bashar al-Assad.

The Winners and Losers Following the Fall of Assad Two cheers for the end of the regime, but be wary of what happens next.

Leader of Syria’s Resurgent Rebels Lays Out Strategy to Oust Assad In an interview, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Islamist rebel heading an offensive moving toward Damascus, said the operation was a long time coming.

With Assad Challenged, a Push to Cut Syria’s Ties to Iran Grows More Unlikely Even as Israel bombarded Syria, officials say the U.S. and Gulf countries were working to weaken its president’s alliance with Tehran. Rebels’ shock advance has dampened those hopes.

Syrian Opposition Demands Assad Commit to Transition of Power In just a few days, a patchwork of rebel forces has seized control of a broad stretch of land in the west and northwest of Syria.

Syria’s Leader, al-Assad, Visits China in Search of Friends and Funds The trip by President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, his first to China since 2004, may bolster Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in the Middle East.