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UK Resets Ties With Syria as Foreign Minister Visits Damascus
"There is renewed hope for the Syrian people. The UK is reestablishing diplomatic relations because it is in our interests to ...
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Syrian Jews return to Damascus, hoping to build bridges : NPR
Thousands of Jews left Syria in 1992, when they were allowed to emigrate. The visit by a small delegation of U.S.-based Syrian Jewish religious figures last week was their first time back since then.
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Syrian rebels claim Damascus ‘liberated’ as Assad regime’s defenses crumble - CNN
Syrian rebels appear to have entered the capital Damascus after facing scant resistance from regime forces, as President Bashar al-Assad’s decades-long grip on power appeared to wane by the minute.
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Assad has left Damascus, say senior army officers; Syria rebels say they are in capital - New York Post
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters, as rebels said they had entered the capital with no ...
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Syrian rebels threaten Damascus, Assad from north and south
Syrian state media denied rumors that he had fled to Moscow, Tehran or the United Arab Emirates. People with connections to his inner circle said he was almost certainly still in Damascus.
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Syrian Rebels Say They Have Freed Damascus From Assad
Syrian rebels said they had freed the capital Damascus from President Bashar al-Assad early on Sunday after a week of stunning military advances against his forces. “We declare the city of ...
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On the road to Damascus from Lebanon, Syrians express hope and worry of what's next : NPR
The road to Damascus tells the story of a new Syria emerging from 54 years of authoritarian rule by one family, the Assads. Today's Syria is no longer theirs.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flees, war monitor says, as his government collapses and insurgents enter Damascus
A giant banner of Syrian President Bashar Assad hangs on the facade of a building, as pedestrian walk through an the empty streets of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 7, 2024. Omar Sanadiki / AP ...
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Israeli troops near Damascus, say Syrian security, after Israeli airstrikes hit Syrian bases - New York Post
An Israeli military incursion into Syria has reached about 16 miles southwest of Damascus, Syrian security sources said on Tuesday, after Israel seized a buffer zone in southern Syria and launched ...
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Syrian rebels enter Homs, say they’ll besiege Damascus
The Syrian state news agency SANA reported that “the sounds heard in some areas of the southern Damascus countryside are of long-range targeting and shooting at terrorist gatherings in Daraa.” ...
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Syrian rebels capture Damascus as President Assad flees the country - NBC News
Syrian state radio, Sham FM, reported that Damascus International Airport had been evacuated, all employees removed and all flights suspended. It was not clear Sunday who was in charge of the ...