Tag: Bashar al-
Syria Begins National Dialogue but Without Kurdish-Led Militia
Syria’s interim government is bringing together people from the country’s many religions and sects for a two-day national dialogue that began on Monday.What...
U.S. Waives Aid Funding Freeze at Syrian Camp Holding ISIS Fighters
President Trump’s administration has temporarily exempted from its funding freeze a U.S. contractor supporting the police inside a Syrian desert camp that holds...
Naming of New Syrian President Is Met With Some Wariness at...
In the Syrian capital, Damascus, anticipation was running high on Wednesday. Ahmed al-Shara, who led the overthrow of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad, was...
Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad is Declared Syria’s President
The rebel coalition that seized control of Syria last month appointed its leader, Ahmed al-Shara, as president of the country to preside over...
How Riad Sattouf Uses His Cartoons to Draw a Window Into...
One early evening in December, the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled his country as rebel forces advanced on Damascus. In France, three days...
How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East
When Hamas militants led a deadly cross-border raid on Oct. 7, 2023, they triggered a war with Israel that has devastated Gaza. They...
Syria Faces Big Challenge in Seeking Justice for Assad Regime Crimes
There seem to be no limits to the dark revelations laid bare by the downfall of Syria’s 54-year Assad regime.Prisons have emptied, exposing...
Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to...
Israeli soldiers have raided Syrian border villages, prompting nervous residents to huddle in their homes. They have captured the country’s highest peak, have...
Top Iranian General Admits ‘Big’ Defeat in Syria
Iran’s top ranking general in Syria has contradicted the official line taken by Iran’s leaders on the sudden downfall of their ally Bashar...
At a Beloved Lebanese Market, the ‘Destruction Is Painful’
The business owners arrived one by one, but all were united in their mission on a chilly December morning: Salvage anything from the...
