Syria’s mass graves: Accounting for the dead and disappeared is crucial for the nation to heal
Shortly after the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria in December 2024, reports emerged of mass graves being uncovered in liberated ...
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Returning refugees find comfort in home amid destruction in southern Syria
Despite returning to a damaged home and lack of services, former refugee Ibtihal remains hopeful, but more international support is needed to meet humanitarian needs and ensure Syria’s lasting ...
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High-ranking member of Assad’s regime arrested in Syria
Najib was the head of political security in Daraa in southern Syria, under Assad’s regime. Syria’s nationwide uprising was sparked by the arrest and torture of children in Daraa, whom ...
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Syria arrests Assad-era officer seen as responsible for triggering 2011 uprising
DAMASCUS - Syrian authorities have arrested a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad seen by some as responsible for sparking the country's 2011 uprising due to ...
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Syrian authorities arrest former president's cousin
DAMASCUS, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Syrian authorities have arrested Atef Najib, former political security chief in the city of Daraa, in a security operation in the coastal province of Latakia ...
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Syria arrests Assad-era officer seen as responsible for triggering 2011 uprising
The 2011 arrest and torture of a group of Syrian boys in Daraa, where Najib was security chief, sparked protests and eventually ignited a nationwide uprising that was met with a brutal crackdown ...
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Assad-era official arrested, to face trial
Sana said Najib was handed over to the authorities to face trial. The arrest and torture of a group of Syrian boys in Daraa, where Najib was security chief, sparked protests and eventually ignited ...
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Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched warily. By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo Soon after Islamist rebels ...
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Syria authorities name Sharaa interim president: state media
The announcements came during a conference on "the victory of the Syrian revolution" that was also attended by Sharaa, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and the heads of armed factions.
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President of Syrian Arab Republic al-Sharaa addresses the Syrian People
To the sons of the proud Syrian people, I stand before you today with a heart full of hope and determination, addressing my words to all Syrian men and women, to those living in displacement camps ...
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A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy chief’s nomination fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad eight years ago this month, she was greeted with a flurry of ...