Syria, Damascus and Assad

After Ousting Assad, Syrian Rebels Rush to Impose Order in Damascus
Jawlani has moved to form a transitional government, get the buses running and turn the power back on.
Syrians celebrate in the streets of Damascus after the fall of the Assad regime
NBC News’ Richard Engel reports from Damascus, Syria, where celebrations have broken out following the fall of the regime of Bashar Al-Assad. Questions remain over how rebel factions will begin to self-govern a country that has endured a 13-year civil war.
Joy, fear and confusion in Damascus as Syrians welcome life after Assad
Rapturous celebrations in the streets of the capital were tempered by trepidation over whether the city’s new rebel caretakers could deliver a better future.
Syrians search underground tunnels in notorious Damascus prison after Assad's overthrow
As the rebels entered the Damascus on Sunday, the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) announced an "end of the era of tyranny in the prison of Saydnaya", which has become a by-word for the darkest abuses of Assad's era.
Syrian rebels discover secret tunnels that could have allowed Assad to flee Damascus
The video allegedly shows the mansion of Major General Maher al-Assad, Bashar Assad's brother. In the footage, white stairs carved into the floor lead underground. From there, two additional stairways descend deeper.
Syria emergency search as 'thousands' feared to be trapped underground at notorious prison
Sednaya Prison in Damascus has been described as a "human slaughterhouse" where inmates are tortured and starved.
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Indonesia commences evacuation of 37 citizens in Damascus
he Indonesian Embassy in Damascus has started the evacuation process for citizens residing in Syria following the lightning ...
Syria central bank vaults left unscathed by Damascus looters, sources say
The vaults in Syria's central bank were left unscathed by looters in the turmoil that briefly engulfed the capital Damascus ...
Syrian rebels say dozens of tortured bodies were found inside bags at Damascus hospital in ‘horrific sight’
I opened the door of the morgue with my own hands, it was a horrific sight, about 40 bodies were piled up showing signs of gruesome torture,” a witness said.
Some normality returns to Damascus after rebel takeover
Some normality is returning to the Syrian capital Damascus after a rebel alliance led by the Islamist militia Hayat Tahrir al ...
Syrians taste freedom at famous Damascus ice cream parlour
After racing from Lebanon to Syria to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime and making arrangements for his family to follow ...
Turmoil in Damascus, tensions in Doha
A revolution in Syria was buffeted by fast-moving discussions in Qatar, where the broader fallout of the country's civil war ...
A Surprise Advance to Damascus, Captured on Video
Despite reports that government forces were preparing to defend the capital, the Syrian army was nowhere to be found. One ...
Biden praises regime change in Syria after rebels capture Damascus
A coalition of Syrian rebels say they have toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad and captured the Syrian ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Fall of Damascus
A group of people take a family photo while sitting on a couch in a hall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s presidential ...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flees, war monitor says, as his government collapses and insurgents enter Damascus
Syrian insurgents reached Damascus as part of a rapidly moving offensive that saw them take over some of Syria's largest ...