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40 years on, Hama survivors recall horror of Assad-era massacre
Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one ...
U.S. News & World Report3d
Tulsi Gabbard Faces a Skeptical Senate
She met with Assad and his wife, Asma, in 2017 as the Syrian civil war raged. The Washington Post reported that Gabbard’s itinerary, approved by the House Ethics Committee before she left ...
NPR6d
Once off-limits to Syrians, Assad's former summer residence now attracts tourists
QARDAHA, LATAKIA, Syria — There is a long, winding road leading to what was once the family home of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad just outside Latakia on Syria's Mediterranean coast.
The Straits Times2d
Books banned under Assad now on sale at Damascus shops
DAMASCUS-Books recounting torture in Syrian prisons or texts on radical Islamic theology now sit openly in Damascus bookstores, no longer traded in secret after iron-fisted ruler Bashar al-Assad ...
Houston Public Media6d
Once off-limits to Syrians, Assad's former summer residence now attracts tourists
The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit and wandering around the rooms — which are empty after being looted.
NBC News2d
Former Assad soldiers turn in weapons and register as civilians in return for amnesty
As a new Syrian government navigates shifting relationships, NBC News' Hala Gorani spoke with former Assad soldiers surrendering their weapons in exchange for amnesty. Jan. 29, 2025 Read More ...
WTOP News3d
The discovery of brutal mass graves in Syria reveals Assad’s legacy of horror
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The charred remains of at least 26 victims of the Bashar Assad government were located Tuesday by Syrian civil defense workers in two separate basements in rural Damascus.
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Books banned under Assad now on sale at Damascus shops
Even so, Assad's "security services used to call us in to ask about our work and our sales -- who came to see us, what they bought, what people were asking for", he told AFP, requesting anonymity.
Yahoo News4d
Battle Lines: Hunting Assad’s henchmen in Syria and Congo’s war for blood minerals
New Middle East correspondent Henry Bodkin talks to Venetia Rainey about his recent trip to Syria where he went out on the road with ruling party Hayat Tahrir al-Sham looking for former Assad regime ...
The Straits Times2d
Russian delegation in first Syria visit since Assad fall, TASS reports
MOSCOW - A Russian delegation has arrived in Damascus for the first time since Moscow's ally President Bashar al-Assad was toppled, Russia's TASS state news agency reported on Tuesday, as Russia ...
The Vindicator3d
Russian government delegation makes first official visit to Syria since Assad’s fall
DAMASCUS (AP) — A delegation of Russian officials arrived in Damascus today for the first such visit to Syria since the fall of former President Bashar Assad. Assad, an ally of Moscow ...