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Leader of rebels who toppled Syria’s Assad is named country’s interim president

Former rebels now controlling Syria name an interim president and throw out the constitution adopted under Assad, saying a new one will be drafted soon.

The New York Times · 9h

Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President

The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period.

Hosted on MSN · 8h

Syria's Sharaa declared president for transition, consolidating his power

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase and the constitution suspended on Wednesday, in moves that tighten his hold on power less than two months after he led a campaign that toppled Bashar al-Assad.

Syria demands Russian compensation for 'past mistakes'

Kyiv Independent on MSN · 14h

Syria demands Russian compensation for 'past mistakes' in first talks since Assad's fall

Russia deployed troops to Syria in 2015 to support Assad regime's brutal crackdown against anti-government forces.

Associated Press · 1d

Russian government delegation makes first official visit to Syria since Assad’s fall

A delegation of Russian officials is in Damascus, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported. It is the first such visit to Syria since the fall in December of former President Bashar Assad, an ally of Moscow.

The New York Times · 1d

Russian Envoys Arrive in Syria for First Time Since al-Assad Fell

Russia’s deputy foreign minister and a special envoy arrived in Damascus. Theirs was the first such visit since President Bashar al-Assad fled the country, according to Russian state news.

3hon MSN

What Syria’s Secret Police Saw as the Regime Crumbled

Hastily abandoned documents show how the fallen government’s vast intelligence apparatus struggled to comprehend and stop the ...

The Daily Star1h

Syria's Sharaa: jihadist to interim head of state

Sharaa was appointed Wednesday to lead Syria for an unspecified transitional period, and has been tasked with forming an ...

1don MSN

The discovery of brutal mass graves in Syria reveals Assad’s legacy of horror

Syria’s Civil Defense has uncovered over two dozen charred bodies in two basements in rural Damascus, adding to the growing ...

Daily Sabah14h

Russian delegation backs Syria's integrity during Damascus visit

A Russian delegation in Syria reaffirmed Moscow’s support for the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity Wednesday, ...

National Catholic Register10h

Vatican’s First Envoy to Postwar Syria Sees a Nation With ‘a Desire for Life’

Cardinal Gugerotti’s six-day visit, from Jan. 24–29, marks the first time a Vatican envoy has traveled to Syria since the ...

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Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on Wednesday abolished the country’s constitution and declared himself president ...

France 249h

Return to Damascus: How to build the new Syria?

For exiled Syrians, this is their Berlin Wall moment—the doors to a homeland they thought they’d never see again suddenly ...

Access WDUN5h

UN refugee chief calls for more help for Syria as refugees begin to return en masse

The United Nations refugee chief says some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the government of Bashar Assad was overthrown last month ...

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