Wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad applies for divorce: Reports

Asma al-Assad, the London-born wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, has reportedly sought divorce, reportedly expressing “dissatisfaction” with the couple’s life in Moscow. (FILES) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma arrive for a dinner at the Petit Palais, after attending Paris’ Union for the Mediterranean founding summit on July 13, 2008 in […]

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Jolani wants to build Syria on the model of Saudi Arabia

Ahmed al-Shara, alias Abu Mohammad Jolani, the head of the country’s rebel organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is planning to build Syria on the model of Saudi Arabia, one of the richest and most influential countries in the Middle East. At the same time, he commented that peace will return to the Middle East since […]

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US cancels $10 million bounty on Jolani’s head

The Assad family’s rule in Syria began in the early 1970s. Bashar al-Assad has been ruling Syria for the past 24 years after his father, Assad al-Hafiz. And behind the fall of this long-standing regime was Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. Now known as Ahmed al-Shara. Bashar al-Assad’s incredible defeat in the […]

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High-level US delegation meets rebel leader in Damascus

A high-level US delegation has met with Ahmed al-Shara, the leader of the Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), once considered a terrorist organization. Since the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the country’s future has been the subject of international discussions. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has previously announced that the […]

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Putin claims Russia is not defeated by the fall of Bashar al-Assad

Bashar al-Assad held power in Syria for two decades. Russia played a major role in keeping him in power even during the civil war that raged for almost a decade. Syrian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is not defeated by the fall of the Assad government. Assad and his family are currently in […]

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US doubles Syria troop deployment after Assad’s fall

Syrian opposition forces have taken control of the capital and other major cities in less than two weeks, ending the dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad. The forces were led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). There are signs that the remnants of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria are trying to exploit a potential power vacuum. […]

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Who lost more weapons—Russia in Syria or America in Afghanistan?

After the collapse of their client states, both patrons left behind a trove of military equipment, The fall of the Assad regime in Syria, punctuated by jubilant celebrations as the then rebels bloodlessly took Damascus, has several similarities to what happened to Afghanistan three years ago, says Foreign Policy. In both cases, the disintegration of […]

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CNN faces backlash over ‘staged’ Syrian prisoner rescue report

A recent CNN report detailing the rescue of a Syrian prisoner has come under fire after the individual was revealed to be a former intelligence officer in the Bashar al-Assad regime. The network’s coverage, which aired on Thursday, showed journalist Clarissa Ward and her team discovering a “hidden prisoner” in a Damascus prison, reports Al […]

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