From Fighters to Policemen in a Post-Assad Damascus
As the rebels who ousted Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, transition from insurgents to administrators, maintaining order in the streets of the capital has become a top priority.
US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden sends officials to Damascus
The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed ...
The road back to Damascus: Syria’s new rulers face challenges in de-weaponizing supply chains
Since 2011, the weaponization of regional and global supply chains through economic sanctions has devastated Syria’s economic ...
Moscow says 'part' of its diplomatic personnel in Syria evacuated by plane
"On December 15, the withdrawal of part of the personnel of the Russian (diplomatic) representation in Damascus was carried ...
France returns flag to Damascus embassy as new Syria authorities build contacts with West
France raised its flag at its Damascus embassy on Tuesday for the first time in 12 years and European Union officials ...
The Hindu7d
Syria's new rulers step up engagement with the world
German diplomats were also in Damascus on Tuesday, while Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said her country was ready to engage with the new leadership. Syria came under international ...
Popular on MSN13d
On the road to Damascus from Lebanon, Syrians express hope and worry of what's next
The road to Damascus tells the story of a new Syria emerging from 54 years of authoritarian rule by one family, the Assads.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution12d
Syria's new authorities say they've secured the release of an American pilgrim imprisoned by Assad
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American citizen who disappeared seven months ago into former Syrian President Bashar Assad's notorious prison system was suddenly discovered Thursday outside Damascus ...
WMAZ12d
American who says he crossed into Syria on foot is free after 7 months in detention
SYRIA, — An American who turned up in Syria ... released from the country's notorious prisons after rebels reached Damascus over the weekend, overthrowing President Bashar Assad and ending ...
WSB Radio9d
Christians in Syria mark country's transformation with tears as UN envoy urges an end to sanctions
DAMASCUS, Syria — (AP) — In churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians marked the first Sunday services since the collapse of Bashar Assad 's government in an air of transformation.
Toronto Star12d
American pilgrim imprisoned in Assad’s Syria calls his release from prison a ‘blessing’
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American who disappeared seven months ago into former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system said early Friday he was released by the “liberators ...
US drops bounty for Syria's new leader after Damascus meeting
Washington is scrapping a long-standing reward for the arrest of Syria's new leader, a senior U.S. diplomat said Friday, ...