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'Smile, General' was already being widely watched by Syrians after it debuted in March 2023. Now, after the collapse of the Assad regime, they no longer need to refer to it as 'that show'

Following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, a global pursuit has begun to trace billions of dollars hidden by the family over five decades of authoritarian rule. According to an article published in The Wall Street Journal, this investigation—expected to take years—resembles efforts to recover wealth concealed by dictators such as Saddam Hussein […]

As millions express jubilation over the end of the Assad regime, some in the Arab world recall tragic victims of the Syrian civil war such as 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi, while fearing that the downfall of Assad will end up advancing the "expansion of Israel"

The UN Force on the Israel-Syria border recently celebrated its 50 year anniversary. But after the collapse of the Assad regime and Israel's incursion in the buffer zone, the international force is left with a weak mandate and an uncertain future

  A coalition of Syrian rebel forces claimed Sunday they have entered Damascus and taken control of key positions in the capital, marking a potential turning point in the country's long-running civil conflict. "Militarily, Damascus has fallen," a source familiar with the advance told CNN, ending the 54-year rule of the Assad family and the Alawite […]

  Former President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "has fled his country," attributing this alleged development to a dramatic realignment of power in the Middle East and Russia's shifting military priorities. Trump asserted that Iran, a key Assad ally, is in a "weakened state because of Israel […]

Both sides of the conflict in Syria agree that if Assad is not deposed by force, the fate of the country will be determined by the interests of regional powers and superpowers – not by the Syrian people

Syrian anti-Assad rebel forces seize Damascus suburb, southern Quneitra province adjoining Israeli border in the Golan ■ IDF says it is helping UN forces repel an attack by militants on UN post near Israel's border ■ Report: Hamas attempts to locate living hostages in light of progress toward hostage deal ■ IDF says it struck Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon over actions that 'posed a threat to Israel' ■ Three Israelis wounded in suspected car-ramming attack in West Bank ■ Here's what you need to know 428 days into the war

Even though the threat to Russian assets in Syria is very real, after the anti-Assad rebels' lightning advance into Aleppo, the response in Moscow has been muted. Together with Iran and Hezbollah, Russia saved its Syrian protege once before – but this time, it has little to offer