In Syria, First Domestic Flight Since Assad’s Overthrow Lands in Aleppo 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.

American pilgrim imprisoned in Assad’s Syria calls his release from prison a ‘blessing’ DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Travis Timmerman said he had gone to Syria on a Christian pilgrimage and was not ill-treated while in Palestine Branch, a notorious detention facility operated by Syrian intelligence. The post American pilgrim imprisoned in Assad’s Syria calls his release from prison a ‘blessing’ appeared first on RNS.

Syria Shudders as Assad’s Prison Atrocities Come Into the Light At the country’s most notorious prison, Syrians confront their worst fears: that they will never know what happened to the loved ones who disappeared.

A Tour of Assad’s Monumental Palace, With a Scruffy Rebel as a Guide The televisions may be stripped away now, but a presidential residence still contains many remnants of a brutal reign.

As Assad’s Dictatorship in Syria Ends, New Risks for the Middle East 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.

Assad’s Syria Was Brutal. Will What Comes Next Be Better? It is hard not to worry that Syrians’ sense of deep relief today could be followed by a new set of horrors tomorrow.

As Assad’s Regime in Syria Needs Help, Iran Exits The collapse of a partnership built over four decades would reshape the balance of power in the Middle East.

Syria’s Rebels Struck When Assad’s Allies Were Weakened and Distracted Diminished support for the Syrian government from Iran, Hezbollah and Russia enabled opposition forces to take the initiative and seize new territory.