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Over 70 Killed in Syria Clashes Between Govt forces, Assad Loyalists

This is Beirut, 07/03 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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More than 70 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Syria in fighting between government security forces and militants loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor said Friday. "More than 70 killed and dozens wounded and captured in bloody clashes and ambushes on the Syrian coast between members of the Ministry of Defense and ...

Latakia: Assad Loyalists Kill More Than 70 Security Forces in Most Violent Attack Since Ouster

This is Beirut, 06/03 20:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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From Revolution to Reconstruction: Homs Residents Return to Their City

This is Beirut, 18/02 15:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Once dubbed the capital of the revolution against Bashar al-Assad, Homs saw some of the fiercest fighting in Syria's civil war. Now, displaced people are returning to their neighborhoods, only to find them in ruins.

Syrian Whistleblower "Caesar" Reveals Identity

This is Beirut, 06/02 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Syrian whistleblower, who smuggled tens of thousands of pictures depicting torture under Bashar al-Assad, on Thursday revealed his identity for the first time, two months after the longtime ruler was toppled. "I am First Lieutenant Farid al-Madhan, the (former) head of the forensic evidence department at the military police in Damascus, known ...

Syria: UN Reports "Systematic" Looting During War

This is Beirut, 06/02 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A United Nations commission said Thursday it had documented the systematic destruction and pillaging of displaced people's property during Syria's war, warning of demographic change nearly two months after Bashar al-Assad's ouster. The Independent International Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Syria has documented "pillages of such large scale that ...

Bashar al-Assad's Cousin Atif Najib Arrested in Latakia

This is Beirut, 31/01 18:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syria's new authorities on Friday announced the arrest of a cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, accused of orchestrating a crackdown in Daraa, where the 2011 uprising began. Atif Najib, the former head of political security in Daraa in southern Syria, was arrested in Latakia, on the country's west coast, the official SANA news agency ...

Protesters in Douma Demand Answers About Four Abducted Activists

This is Beirut, 01/01 22:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A few dozen protesters gathered in the Syrian city of Douma on Wednesday, demanding answers about the fate of four prominent activists abducted more than a decade ago. Holding up photographs of the missing activists, the demonstrators called on Syria's new rulers -- the Islamist-led rebels who seized power last month -- to investigate what ...

Syria: Over 528,500 Deaths in 14 Years of War

This is Beirut, 01/01 18:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The war in Syria has claimed more than 528,500 lives, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Wednesday, marking nearly 14 years of a devastating conflict triggered by the regime of Bashar al-Assad’s violent crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising. Assad was overthrown on December 8 2024. More than 181,939 civilians are among ...

Syria's New Information Minister Promises "Free" Press

This is Beirut, 01/01 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's minister of information in the country's transitional government told AFP he is working towards a free press and committed to "freedom of expression" after decades of tight control under the country's former rulers. "We are working to consolidate freedoms of the press and expression that were severely restricted" in areas controlled by ...

Syria Welcomes the New Year With Hope After Assad's Fall

This is Beirut, 01/01 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing "revolution" flags as Syria saw in the new year with hope following 13 years of civil war. Gunshots rang out from Mount Qasioun overlooking the capital, where hundreds of people gazed up at fireworks, an AFP reporter at the square saw. It was the first new year's celebration ...

Silent Protest in Damascus Demands Justice for Assad Regime's Disappeared

This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 21:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A silent crowd gathered in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Friday to press the new authorities about the fate of relatives who went missing under Bashar al-Assad and to demand justice for their loved ones. The fate of tens of thousands of people who disappeared under Assad, who was ousted on December 8 by a coalition of Islamist-led rebels, is a ...

Syrian Authorities Arrest Official Responsible for Saydnaya Death Penalties

This is Beirut, 2024-12-26 20:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Syria's new authorities have arrested a military justice official who under ousted president Bashar al-Assad issued death sentences for detainees in the notorious Saydnaya prison, a war monitor said Thursday. The confirmation by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights of his detention came a day after deadly clashes erupted in the coastal ...

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