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Batoul: Savoring the Freedom We've Always Dreamed Of
The news spreads like wildfire: Bashar al-Assad has fled the country – the regime has fallen. Batoul Ward cannot believe it.
Syria's new government dissolves parliament
Syria's new government abolishes the country's constitution and dissolves parliament during a three-month transition period following the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to a spokesperson. .
Assad's Party Discontinues All Activities
The former ruling Baath Party in Syria is discontinuing all work indefinitely. The party's central leadership has decided to "discontinue the party's work and activities in all their forms.
Obama hesitated – USA lost foothold in Syria
The USA's political and military presence in the Middle East has suffered several setbacks. An event eleven years ago may have been decisive in making it difficult for the superpower to regain its old strength.
Syrian rebels set fire to the ex-president's grave
Syrian rebels have set fire to the grave of former President Hafez al-Assad, father of the deposed President Bashar al-Assad, in the family's hometown, according to the UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). .
Syria's new government: Come home – everyone is welcome
All religious communities will be allowed to exist and operate in Syria, promises the country's new government in a charm offensive. Syrians who fled the bloody war are being urged to return and participate in the reconstruction.
US-backed Kurds forced back in Syria
Kurdish-led forces controlling a large part of northeastern Syria are being pushed back by Islamist rebel forces on several fronts. The USA, which has long armed the Kurdish self-government, says it is working on the situation.
After the Regime: Hope and Anxiety for Syrians in the EU
Ten years after the major refugee crisis, EU countries are hoping for a stream in the opposite direction. The regime's fall in Syria raises hopes that more will return – but also concern about what the new leadership really means.
Reports: IS has killed over 50 fleeing soldiers
The terrorist group IS has killed more than 50 soldiers who tried to flee in the central Homs province in Syria, according to the UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). .
Erdogan: Do not divide Syria - but "crush terror"
Syria will never again be "divided", says Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In a speech, he expresses hope for an end to fighting and conflicts – but at the same time emphasizes that "terror groups like IS and PKK/PYD" must be crushed.
Experts: If Putin pulls everything back, we'll notice
It is rumored that Russia's previously powerful forces are fleeing, more or less head over heels, during the latest dramatic week in Syria. But even if the development is a major setback for Vladimir Putin, the final word has not been said.
Hunt for secret chemical weapons after Assad's fall
Since the Assad regime was ousted, there are many questions about what will happen in Syria. One of them is what awaits for the country's chemical weapons.
Rapid Political Shifts in Damascus
Discussions about the practical takeover of power in Syria are underway in Damascus, where many former supporters of dictator Bashar al-Assad are quickly switching sides. .
Syrians: Didn't dare to talk for 55 years – not even at home
Syrians wake up from a nightmare that has lasted half a century. In many places, people are going out of their houses to celebrate that the al-Assad family's regime is over.
Asylum Processing Paused After Regime's Fall
Germany, Denmark and several other countries in Europe are pausing their asylum processing of Syrians following the regime's fall. .
He is to temporarily take power in Syria
Syria is to get a transitional government after the dictator's fall. It will, according to media reports, be led by the man who has been the face of the jihadist rebels' rule in the northwest.
Experts: New groups may want to flee Syria
The fall of the Assad regime could trigger new waves of refugees from Syria, according to Middle East expert Aron Lund. Even if some people will be able to return, it will also drive new refugee groups to leave Syria, he says.
Alarm: Thousands trapped in the regime's torture prison
It has been called a "human slaughterhouse". After the fall of the Assad regime, a race against time is now underway to reach prisoners reportedly locked in cells deep beneath the notorious Saydnaya prison.
Al-Assad has Russian asylum - but is still not seen
Syria's deposed leader Bashar al-Assad has been granted asylum in Russia, confirms the Kremlin. But nothing is said about where he is.
Civilians killed in Turkish attack in northern Syria
Eleven civilians have been killed in a Turkish drone attack in northern Syria, according to a conflict monitor. Six of the victims are said to have been children.
Israel: Attacked suspected chemical weapons in Syria
Israel has attacked sites in Syria where suspected chemical weapons and long-range missiles were stored, according to the country's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. .
Electrolux winner on quiet stock market
The Stockholm stock exchange revolved around zero on the first day of the trading week. The broad OMXS index closed at minus 0.
The Political Map is Being Redrawn in the Region
Russia and Iran are the big losers when the Assad regime fell in Syria. Analyst Alexander Atarodi sees significant regional changes when Islamist groups took power in Damascus.
Russian Media: al-Assad is in Moscow
Syria's deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow, Russia's capital. This is reported by the Russian state-controlled news agencies Tass and RIA, citing a source in the Kremlin.
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