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Joy in Syria after Assad's fall but also fears that Islamist victors will rule as al Qaeda 2.0
There is celebrating in the streets of Damascus after dictator Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow, while crowds poured into Sednaya prison, where political prisoners were held. But although the ...CBS News - 6h -
Some Educated Guesses About Trump’s Second Term
In our final episode of WIRED Politics Lab, we make some predictions about the next four years with Donald Trump back in the White House.Wired - 2d -
WATCH: Inside Syria’s fallen regime
ABC News’ James Longman reports on the fall of the Assad regime and gets up close look inside Assad’s former palace, personal home and infamous prison.ABC News - 2d -
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Palestinian refugees return to Yarmouk amid questions about their place in the new Syria
Palestinian refugees, whose homes in the Yarmouk camp near Damascus were destroyed during Syria’s civil war, have started to return to the neighborhood since the fall of President Bashar AssadABC News - 22h -
Uncertainty in Syrian prison filled with ISIS supporters after fall of Assad regime
A jail in eastern Syria holds thousands of ISIS prisoners. The prison's warden said the inmates don't know the Syrian regime in Damascus was toppled. The prison is guarded by American-backed Syrian ...CBS News - 2d -
U.S. concerns about ISIS comeback in Syria
Syria is at a crossroads in the wake of Bashar al-Assad's fall, with fears persisting that ISIS could use the collapse of the regime, and a potential power vacuum, to stage a comeback. CBS News ...CBS News - 2d -
Syria’s Kurds fear US betrayal under Trump
President-elect has criticised Washington’s support for the Kurdish groups now fighting Turkish-backed rebelsFinancial Times - 2d -
U.S. Strategy on Syria Risks ISIS Resurgence, Kurdish General Warns
Gen. Mazlum Kobani, commander of Kurdish forces in Syria, said recent decisions by the U.S. in Syria potentially “leaves a vacuum” that ISIS could take advantage of.The New York Times - 3d -
Uncertainty over future of Syrian camp holding women, children linked to ISIS
The al-Hol camp in northeast Syria holds about 6,000 women and children, the family members of Islamic State fighters who were either captured or killed. The camp is guarded by American-backed ...CBS News - 3d -
U.S. tries to stop an ISIS comeback after Syrian regime fall
U.S. forces are working to prevent a reemergence of ISIS in Syria after rebels toppled the Assad family's regime. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more.CBS News - 3d -
Israel pushing into Syria after Assad's regime fall
Hundreds of U.S. troops are in Syria to help prevent ISIS there. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab is in Syria as more questions emerge about the future of the country torn by civil war and as Israel pushes in ...CBS News - 4d -
Regime change in Syria raises fears for Kurds and the ISIS prisoners they guard
With the balance of power in northern Syria swinging toward the rebels who toppled the Assad regime, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces and their ability to contain ISIS may now be under threat.NBC News - 4d -
U.S. forces working to prevent reemergence of ISIS in Syria
The U.S. has around 900 troops deployed to Syria to help prevent ISIS from reemerging as concerns rise that extremists could take advantage of the power vacuum in the wake of the Assad regime. CBS ...CBS News - 4d -
Who Is Mohammed al-Bashir, Syria’s New Prime Minister?
Mr. al-Bashir previously headed a rebel-led administration in northwestern Syria. He has been tasked with running the country’s interim government until March.The New York Times - 4d -
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What to Know About the Countries Still Fighting in Syria After al-Assad’s Ouster
Bashar al-Assad is gone, and Russia and Iran have stepped back. But Israel, Turkey and the United States are carrying out airstrikes.The New York Times - 5d -
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 ...The New York Times - 5d -
What's next for Syria after fall of Assad regime?
Bashar al-Assad's rule in Syria has come to an end. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab is following the latest from Turkey, near the border with Syria. Then, John Kirby, White House ...CBS News - 5d -
Syrian rebel leader's extremist past raises questions about his future
Standing before a cheering crowd in Damascus’ historic Umayyad Mosque, the broad and bearded Abu Mohammad al-Jolani declared a new chapter in Syria’s history.NBC News - 6d -
Who are the main actors in the fall of the regime in Syria?
Rebel alliance includes groups with roots in Islamic extremism, Arab and Turkmen fighters, and Kurdish and Druze coalitions. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS; Levant Liberation Union) is led by Ahmed ...The Guardian - 6d -
What to know about Syrian HTS rebels who seized Syria, ousted Assad regime
The insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, that took over Syria and ousted President Bashar al-Assad, has yet to show how it plans to govern the country torn by more than a decade of civil ...CBS News - 6d -
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What to know about the toppling of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has fled to Moscow after rebels toppled his regime and took control of the Syrian government over the weekend. CBS News homeland security contributor Samantha ...CBS News - 6d -
Five Quick Takes on Regime Change in Syria
Assad’s fall creates vast dangers and opportunities that everyone in the region will seize upon.The New York Times - 6d -
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How Bashar al-Assad’s regime crumbled
Syria’s strongman was feted in Riyadh three weeks ago. Now he is an asylum seeker in MoscowFinancial Times - 6d -
‘Delight in Syria’: what the papers say about the end of the Assad regime
Coverage of the extraordinary events in Syria has filled the front pages in the UK, US and Australia. Newspapers covering the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his subsequent flight to ...The Guardian - 6d -
Bashar al-Assad of Syria Falls to Rebels
President Bashar al-Assad had kept opposition forces at bay for a decade with help from Russia and Iran. But rebels struck at a moment of weakness for those countries.The New York Times - 6d -
US launches airstrikes against ISIS camps in Syria
The United States has launched airstrikes against ISIS camps in Syria, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. The operation consisted of “dozens of precision airstrikes” and struck ...The Hill - 6d -
Assad's Rule Collapses in Syria, Raising Concerns of a Vacuum
The events set off celebrations among the population but also sparked concerns about how the disintegration of the regime would reverberate in the region.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 8 -
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.The New York Times - Dec. 8 -
Analysis of the Bashar Assad regime collapse in Syria
CBS News contributor Andrew Boyd, who previously held leadership positions at the CIA, and Mouaz Moustafa, the executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, provide analysis on the events ...CBS News - Dec. 8 -
Nations and Leaders React to Toppling of Syria Regime
The U.N. special envoy called it a “watershed moment” on Sunday as world leaders reckoned with the news.The New York Times - Dec. 8 -
How the Assad family built an empire of fear in Syria
Hafez and his son Bashar killed countless people over five decades and oversaw the country’s descent into kleptocracyFinancial Times - Dec. 8 -
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Assad regime ends in Syria as rebels claim Damascus
Syrian rebels seize Damascus; Assad flees countryNBC News - Dec. 8 -
Where is Bashar al-Assad? Rumours swirl in Syria about its president
Rumours surround the whereabouts of the Syrian president, as rebels make advances near the capital's suburbs.BBC News - Dec. 7 -
‘We’ve seen this before’: residents of rebel-held Aleppo fear regime onslaught
Syria’s second largest city braces for possibility of president Bashar al-Assad revisiting brutal tactics used in civil war. A billboard of the Syrian president that once overlooked a central ...The Guardian - Dec. 4