Syria, Damascus and Assad

After Ousting Assad, Syrian Rebels Rush to Impose Order in Damascus
Jawlani has moved to form a transitional government, get the buses running and turn the power back on.
Syrians celebrate in the streets of Damascus after the fall of the Assad regime
NBC News’ Richard Engel reports from Damascus, Syria, where celebrations have broken out following the fall of the regime of Bashar Al-Assad. Questions remain over how rebel factions will begin to self-govern a country that has endured a 13-year civil war.
Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad’s notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets
Tens of thousands of people held in Syria's notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since the insurgents began their lightning advance across the country that ended with the toppling of President Bashar Assad.
Syrians search underground tunnels in notorious Damascus prison after Assad's overthrow
As the rebels entered the Damascus on Sunday, the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) announced an "end of the era of tyranny in the prison of Saydnaya", which has become a by-word for the darkest abuses of Assad's era.
Syrian rebels discover secret tunnels that could have allowed Assad to flee Damascus
The video allegedly shows the mansion of Major General Maher al-Assad, Bashar Assad's brother. In the footage, white stairs carved into the floor lead underground. From there, two additional stairways descend deeper.
Syria emergency search as 'thousands' feared to be trapped underground at notorious prison
Sednaya Prison in Damascus has been described as a "human slaughterhouse" where inmates are tortured and starved.
Syria central bank vaults left unscathed by Damascus looters, sources say
The vaults in Syria's central bank were left unscathed by looters in the turmoil that briefly engulfed the capital Damascus ...
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Indonesia commences evacuation of 37 citizens in Damascus
The Indonesian Embassy in Damascus has started the evacuation process for citizens residing in Syria following the lightning ...
A Surprise Advance to Damascus, Captured on Video
Despite reports that government forces were preparing to defend the capital, the Syrian army was nowhere to be found. One ...
Syrians taste freedom at famous Damascus ice cream parlour
After racing from Lebanon to Syria to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime and making arrangements for his family to follow ...
Some normality returns to Damascus after rebel takeover
Some normality is returning to the Syrian capital Damascus after a rebel alliance led by the Islamist militia Hayat Tahrir al ...
Road to Damascus Littered With Relics of Fallen Assad Government
Reporters for The New York Times entered Syria on Monday, finding remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s oppressive ...
Turmoil in Damascus, tensions in Doha
A revolution in Syria was buffeted by fast-moving discussions in Qatar, where the broader fallout of the country's civil war ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Fall of Damascus
A group of people take a family photo while sitting on a couch in a hall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s presidential ...
Biden praises regime change in Syria after rebels capture Damascus
A coalition of Syrian rebels say they have toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad and captured the Syrian ...
Syrian rebels say dozens of tortured bodies were found inside bags at Damascus hospital in ‘horrific sight’
I opened the door of the morgue with my own hands, it was a horrific sight, about 40 bodies were piled up showing signs of gruesome torture,” a witness said.