US diplomats visit Syria to meet new rulers
4 days ago · The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group that seized Damascus, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, addresses a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque on December 8, 2024
One week into post-Assad rule in Syria - a view from Damascus
Dec 15, 2024 · It has been a historic week in Syria, the first week in a half-century that the Assad family did not rule the country. As rebels took hold of Damascus and Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, thousands of political prisoners were released into freedom, and Syrian people were dancing in the streets.
US held 'very productive' first meeting with Syria's al-Sharaa
4 days ago · WASHINGTON/DAMASCUS, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Senior U.S. diplomats visiting Damascus on Friday met with Syria's de-facto new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and held a "good" and "very productive"...
US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ...
4 days ago · The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad's ouster earlier this month are in Damascus to hold talks with the country's new leadership and seek information on the ...
Photos: See the fall of Damascus after Syrian rebels topple Assad's ...
Dec 8, 2024 · Assad's downfall came less than two weeks after an initial incursion west of the country's second largest city, Aleppo, triggered a cascading series of routs and retreats by the demoralized...
U.S. delegation arrives in Syrian capital for first meetings since ...
4 days ago · Senior U.S. officials arrived in Damascus on Friday for the first diplomatic mission to the Syrian capital since the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad this month.
How the Assads used a civil war to turn Syria into a narco state
5 days ago · As Syria's economy collapsed during its civil war, the country became something of a narco state. The regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad earned billions by trafficking in the drug Captagon.
Former U.S. ambassador to Syria outlines challenges to rebuilding …
3 days ago · American diplomats were in Syria today for the first time since the U.S. shut its embassy in Damascus in 2012. They met with Syria's de facto new ruler, Ahmed al-Shar'a, and announced that the $10 ...
5 things to watch as Syria confronts a new future | Georgia Public ...
Dec 10, 2024 · The Islamist rebels whose swift seizure of Syria over the weekend toppled long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad have not only ushered in an unsettled new era for the troubled country, but they promise to reshuffle the region's fraught geopolitics.
Syria Civil War: What to Know About the Fall of Bashar al-Assad
6 days ago · Rebels are asserting control in Damascus as questions loom over their plans. By The New York Times The rebels who ended the Assad family’s brutal rule in Syria began asserting control on Monday ...