The Economist8d
Syria has got rid of Bashar al-Assad, but not sectarian tensions
Under Mr Assad Syria sank from middle-income status to abject poverty. Women saw branches off trees for heating. Children ...
CNN4d
Syrian government loyalists accused of executing civilians as violence erupts
Syria has seen the worst outbreak of violence since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad late last year, after armed men descended on Alawite heartlands on Thursday in what Syrian ...
Warfronts on MSN8d
Bashar Al-Assad; the Rise and Fall of a Tyrant
Once hailed as a Western-friendly reformer, Bashar al-Assad transformed into one of the world’s most brutal autocrats. From ...
Al Jazeera English6d
Hundreds killed as Syria security forces battle al-Assad loyalists
Syria’s interim government has sent reinforcements to coastal cities in the country’s northwest where security forces have been engaged in heavy battles with fighters loyal to former ruler ...
CNN4d
Syria’s interim president calls clashes ‘expected challenges’ as death toll tops 600
Syria’s interim leader has called days of violent clashes between pro-government forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad “expected challenges” as a monitor said the ...
Syria’s sectarian violence prompts reckoning for new president
When forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad launched attacks along Syria’s coast last week, it appeared to realise a fear that had gripped the country since his fall: that former regime ...