The Fall of Assad

A woman uses her mobile phone near a damaged picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as people celebrate, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in Qamishli, Syria December 8, 2024. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman
Middle East

World reaction to end of Assad rule in Syria

Following are reactions from around the world to events in Syria

Donald Trump, UK Ambassador’s Residence, Paris, December 7, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Middle East

Trump says Russia abandoned Syria's Assad, never should have been involved

Syrians, who were living in Lebanon and returned to Syria due to ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, wait near a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the Syrian-Lebanese border, in Jdaydet Yabous, Syria September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar/File Photo
Middle East

Assad's whereabouts unknown, army officers say he boarded flight

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Analysis

First Hasina, now Assad: A super year of elections turn into a year of fleeing for both

Mohammed Jalali. Photo: BSS
World+Biz

Ex-PM will supervise state bodies until hand over: Syrian rebel chief

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, 8 December 2024. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Assad's fall followed years of bloodshed and division

People gather at Saadallah al-Jabiri Square 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. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Crowds of Syrians celebrate the fall of Assad's regime

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Politics

Fall of Autocrats: Leaders who fled after mass uprisings since World War 2

File photo: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad addresses the new members of parliament in Damascus, Syria in this handout released by SANA on August 12, 2020. SANA/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Iron-fisted Assad never quelled the Syrian rebels who came back to topple him

This will be the new Syria, where everyone will live in peace: HTS
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This will be the new Syria, where everyone will live in peace: HTS

FILE PHOTO: A man holds an Egyptian flag during a rally at Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 25, 2011. Egypt's new military rulers, promising to guard against "counter-revolution", faced political pressure on Friday to purge the cabinet of ministers appointed by Hosni Mubarak as thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo. REUTERS/Peter Andrews/File Photo
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Abu Mohammed al-Jolani is a jihadist chief who has sought to portray himself as a more moderate leader. Photo: Omar HAJ KADOUR
Middle East

Syria's Jolani: from jihadist to pragmatist

Where did Syrian President Bashar al-Assad go after leaving Damascus?
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Where did Syrian President Bashar al-Assad go after leaving Damascus?