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International flights resume at Damascus airport
International flights resumed at Syria's main airport in Damascus on Tuesday for the first time since Islamist-led rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad last month, AFP journalists said.Excitement was in the air at the Damascus airport,
First Qatari Flight Lands In Syrian Capital Damascus After Nearly 13 Years
The first Qatari commercial flight in nearly 13 years landed in Damascus on Tuesday, AFP correspondents said, as international traffic resumed at Syria's main airport nearly a month after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad.
First Commercial Flight Since the Fall of Assad Lands in Syria's Capital
The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad has landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport arriving from Qatar
International Flights To Syria Resume Since Fall of al-Assad
A Qatar Airways plane became the first to land at Damascus airport since the ousting of the government of former President Bashar al-Assad last month, as Syria’s interim leaders hope to reassert a semblance of normalcy in the country.
First international commercial flight since fall of Assad lands at Damascus airport
Crowds of people were gathered to greet those arriving at Damascus airport, with several Syrians returning for the first time in years.
First international commercial flight since Assad's ouster lands at Syria's main airport
The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad has landed at Damascus airport
The first international commercial flight to Syria since the fall of Bashar Assad's government has landed in Damascus
The first international commercial flight to Syria since the fall of Bashar Assad's government has landed in Damascus.
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Rebels Assert Control in Damascus, Their Plans Still Unclear
In this still image taken from a Syria TV broadcast, men claiming to be rebel forces proclaim the liberation of Damascus.Credit...Syria TV, via Reuters The rebels appeared on Syrian state ...
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Syrian rebels say dozens of tortured bodies were found inside bags at Damascus hospital in ‘horrific sight’
Syrian rebels say they have found around 40 bodies showing clear signs of torture stuffed into body bags inside a military hospital morgue in Damascus. Mohammed al-Hajj, a member of a rebel ...
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'Protect our people': Armed Syrian volunteers watch over Damascus
Damascus residents stand guard outside shops and homes armed with light weapons often supplied by Syria's new rulers, eager ...
Turkey Threatens Military Operation Against Syrian Kurdish Fighters
Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara's ...
AP PHOTOS: Portraits of former Syrian rebels now soldiers
Former Syrian rebels who now serve as part of the new Syrian government's armed forces posed for portraits with their weapons ...
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Hundreds of Syrian armed rebels parade in Damascus, in show of force
Hundreds of members of the Syrian insurgent group that overthrew former President Bashar Assad marched through the streets of ...
Exclusive: Qatar plans to help boost Syrian government salaries, sources say
Qatar is planning to help finance a massive boost in public sector wages promised by Syria's new government, a U.S. official ...
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Syrian rebels topple Assad's regime as Damascus celebrates, with looters storming president's home and central bank
President Assad fled Damascus by plane as rebels closed in, setting out for an unknown destination, the Russian foreign ministry and members of the Syrian national army confirmed. In the hours ...
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Syrian civil war: Who are the rebels at Damascus gates, what's their aim
Syrian civil war: The rebels have reportedly entered capital Damascus, with security forces and even Hezbollah troops withdrawing from the key Syrian city. As Syrian opposition forces ...
Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad flees to parts unknown as rebels declare country is 'free of the tyrant'
The rebels, which operate under the military command of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group (HTS), moved into the capital ...