What happened in Syria? How did al-Assad fall?
Dec 8, 2024 · In the early hours of Sunday morning, opposition forces declared Syria liberated from the rule of President Bashar al-Assad as opposition forces surged into the capital. The former president in...
Bashar al-Assad | Today's latest from Al Jazeera
Jan 17, 2025 · Stay on top of Bashar al-Assad latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
Syria's Assad resigns and leaves the country after stunning ... - ABC News
Dec 8, 2024 · In a stunning turn, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appears to have fallen after rebels advanced into the capital Damascus, catching government forces by surprise 10 days after a lightning advance by insurgents first began.
Fall of Syria's President puts an end to the Assad family’s 54 years …
Dec 8, 2024 · Syrian President Bashar Assad has fled the country. Assad’s departure on Sunday brings to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto power in a brutal civil war that became a proxy battlefield for regional and international powers.
How al-Assad’s regime fell: Key moments in the fall of Syria’s …
Dec 10, 2024 · ‘Syria is free’: By 6am on December 8, the fighters declared Damascus liberated, confirming that Bashar al-Assad had fled the country. People quickly dismantled symbols of the al-Assad family’s...
Syrian government falls, ending 50-year rule of Assad family | AP News
Dec 8, 2024 · Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule but raising questions about the future of the country and the wider region. Syrians celebrate the arrival of opposition fighters in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.
Syria updates: Assad flees to Russia as rebels took control of capital
Dec 8, 2024 · Syrian rebels seized Damascus on Sunday, and long-time President Bashar Assad fled the battle-scarred country amid the stunning collapse of his regime after 13 years of war. Assad and his...
Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria - The New York …
Dec 21, 2024 · President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address.
What to know as Syrian rebels take charge after forcing ... - CBS News
Dec 11, 2024 · Banks and shops in the Syrian capital Damascus were reopening Tuesday as some aspects of normal life appeared to resume in the capital two days after longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad was...
Southern rebels loom large as Syria's new ... - Associated Press News
4 days ago · According to people briefed on the Dec. 7 meeting, officials from Turkey, Russia, Iran and a handful of Arab countries agreed that the insurgents would stop their advance in Homs, the last major city north of Damascus, and that internationally mediated talks would take place with Syrian leader Bashar Assad on a political transition.