The Fall of Assad

The Fall of Assad

A person gestures next to a burning picture of President Bashar al-Assad, after rebels seized the capital and ousted the president, in Qamishli, Syria December 8, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Orhan Qereman/File Photo

In Assad's Alawite hometown, Syrian rebels win statement of support

How the rebels treat the sizeable Alawite population, who widely backed Assad and from whom he drew his personal presidential guards, is seen in Syria as a lithmus test of whether the takeover of...

Teams investigate allegations of a secret compartment at the prison in Damascus on 9 December 2024. Photo: Collected

Syrians search for loved ones in notorious Damascus prison after Assad's overthrow

Rebel fighters gesture, after rebels seized the capital and ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

How Syria rebels' stars aligned for Assad's ouster

Assad fled to Russia yesterday (8 December) after a lightning offensive spearheaded by Islamist rebels ousted him from power. Photo: AFP

Syrians flock to celebrate new day after Assad's fall

File Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria December 11, 2017. Picture taken December 11, 2017. REUTERS

Syria's Assad, family in Moscow as Russia grants asylum on humanitarian ground

People stand near a damaged statue of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in Qamishli, Syria December 8, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches

Top rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks to a crowd at Ummayad Mosque in Damascus, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, Syria December 8, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

Syrian rebels topple Assad who flees to Russia in Mideast shakeup

Israeli soldiers take a position in the Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, on 7 December 2024. Photo: Jalaa MAREY / AFP

Netanyahu orders military to 'seize' Syria buffer zone

An opposition fighter sits inside an office at the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. Photo: AP via UNB

Syrians stroll through Assad's palaces, take furniture and ornaments

A man holds the Syrian opposition flag as they celebrate after Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule has ended, a Syrian officer who was informed of the move told Reuters, following a rapid rebel offensive that took the world by surprise, in Aleppo, Syria December 8, 2024. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

Nations urge stability as Syrian rebels oust Assad

A timeline of House of Assad

A timeline of House of Assad

Israeli soldiers take a position in the Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, on 7 December 2024. Photo: Jalaa MAREY / AFP

Israel army says deploying in Syria buffer zone

A man holds the Syrian opposition flag as they celebrate after Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule has ended, a Syrian officer who was informed of the move told Reuters, following a rapid rebel offensive that took the world by surprise, in Aleppo, Syria December 8, 2024. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

US will remain in eastern Syria and seek to prevent IS resurgence, Pentagon says