Code Name Caesar: The Man Who Photographed Assad's Torture Victims
For more than two years, a junior officer in the Syrian military, his sister and a friend risked their lives to collect evidence of the atrocities being committed by the regime. Their work changed the ...
Worldcrunch on MSN2d
How Assad's Remnants Plunged Syria Back Into Darkness
Assad’s downfall would be a chance to come together and heal the wounds of the victims’ families. It was not to be. The ...
The Economist8d
Syria has got rid of Bashar al-Assad, but not sectarian tensions
Under Mr Assad Syria sank from middle-income status to abject poverty. Women saw branches off trees for heating. Children ...
Al Jazeera English7d
Dozens reported killed as Syrian forces and pro-Assad fighters clash
Security forces in Syria have battled gunmen loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in the country ... Alawite minority sect to which the al-Assad family belongs, killing “a number of ...
More Than 140 Killed in Clashes Between Syrian Forces and Assad Loyalists
Two days of fighting along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest battles since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar ...
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'Where's the gold?': How the Assads sucked Syria dry
Many of the bases of the elite Fourth Division formerly run by toppled president Bashar al-Assad's feared younger brother ...
Syrian government loyalists accused of executing civilians as violence erupts
Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to ...
Warfronts on MSN8d
Bashar Al-Assad; the Rise and Fall of a Tyrant
Once hailed as a Western-friendly reformer, Bashar al-Assad transformed into one of the world’s most brutal autocrats. From ...
Syria announces the end of a military operation against Assad-linked gunmen in a coastal region
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's interim government on Monday announced the end of a days-long military operation against ...
The National on MSN3d
Syrians tell of persecution during fierce fighting and sectarian-driven revenge killings
Akram has been watching helplessly as his neighbours' homes burn from a hilltop where he took refuge after pro-government gunmen raided villages in the coastal area, the heartland of the Alawite ...