Under Assad's long and oppressive rule even the slightest criticism could land a citizen in prison. Since the uprising against his regime began in 2011, some 157,000 people disappeared into Syria ...

Assad’s remarkable abdication of power, jubilation and fear collide as the country—and the region—faces an uncertain future.

In a wide-ranging interview, the political economist Helen Thompson discusses how the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has ...

Can Syria forge a path out of chaos without the need for an extreme ideology to hold it together? “Chaos,” wrote Albert Camus ...

The U.N. estimates over 100,00 people have gone missing in Syria under the Assad regime ... His name is Abdullah Fadel and he translates books. He was a political prisoner from 1992 through ...

“He brought this all on himself,” said Andrew Tabler, who founded Syria Today in the early 2000s under the auspices of Bashar’s wife, Asma. He later wrote a book about Assad and is with the ...

Under Assad's long and oppressive ... during the funeral procession for Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada. His name is Abdullah Fadel and he translates books. He was a political prisoner from ...

The overthrow of the Assad ... books on challenges to American national security. More about David E. Sanger Rebuilding a Broken Nation: Most of those who died or went missing during Syria ...

Syrian Americans in Michigan said they are cautiously optimistic about the future of Syria as rebel forces advanced to end the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. "I'm over the moon," Shadia ...

But without a clear road map, a Libya or Sudan outcome in Syria is possible Syrian residents in Gaziantep, Turkey, celebrate the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, 8 December 2024 (Ozan ...

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