Syria

NewsFeed Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports from Aleppo on how the rebel offensive and regime instability led to the historical city’s fall, marking a major turning point in Syria’s 14-year war. He highlighted the massive destruction, displacement, and the billions needed for reconstruction as the government seeks international support. Published…

Syrian transitional authorities have taken positive steps on justice, transparency, and rights but failed to prevent continued violence and atrocities, Human Rights Watch said today on the anniversary of the former government's fall. As Syrian authorities move the country forward, they should, with international support, credibly address outstanding concerns around…

Syrians gather to mark one year since the fall of the Assad regime NewsFeed Thousands of Syrians have gathered in the capital Damascus to celebrate one year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. A military parade will mark the end of a dynasty that brought decades of oppression and war…

GENEVA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - More than 3 million Syrians have returned home since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's rule a year ago but a decline in global funding could deter others, the U.N. refugee agency said on Monday. Some 1.2 million refugees in addition to 1.9 million internally displaced…

DAMASCUS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A year after dictator Bashar al-Assad's ouster in Syria, little has changed in Amina Beqai's desperate quest. She types her missing husband's name yet again into an internet search box, hoping for answers to a 13-year-old question. In vain. Beqai has nowhere else to turn.…

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Ziad Mahmoud Amayri sat with photographs of his 10 lost family members laid out in front of him. “There are two options: Either the government gives me justice, or I take justice myself.” Amayri’s threat is directed at one man: Fadi Saqr. Saqr was a commander of the National Defence…

The Syrian flag Canada on Friday lifted sanctions on Syria by removing the state from its list of state sponsors of terrorism and removing the designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a “terrorist entity,” according to AFP. Canada took this step following similar steps from the United States and…

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are showing “no intention” of honoring their agreement to integrate into Syrian state institutions, according to Reuters. He also accused the Kurds of maneuvering to evade the deal signed between Syria’s President…

Canada has removed Syria from its list of states that support terrorism and revoked the terror designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, aligning with recent policy shifts in the United Kingdom and the United States. Canada on Friday removed Syria from its list of states that support terrorism, and revoked Hayat…