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Safe From Looting, Damascus Museum Reopens A Month After Assad's Fall
Syrians returned on Wednesday to the national museum in Damascus, reopened for the first time since Islamist-led forces seized the capital and ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
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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.
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Mossad Spy Was Publicly Hanged By Syria In 1965. Israel Wants His Body Back
Businessman Kamel Amin Thaabet arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus in 1962. He threw lavish parties, became part of the city's social elite and quickly gained access to the country's most powerful men.
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Salt Chambers, Crematoriums, Makeshift Morgues: Horrors Of Assad's Prison
Saydnaya prison north of the Syrian capital Damascus has become a symbol of the inhumane abuses of the Assad clan, especially since the country's civil war erupted in 2011.
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After Nearly 13 Years, Qatar Airways To Resume Flights To Syria's Damascus
Qatar Airways announced on Thursday it will resume flights to the Syrian capital Damascus after nearly 13 years, starting with three weekly flights beginning on Tuesday.
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US Sanctions Syrian Leader Bashar Al Assad's Father-In-Law
The US unveiled sanctions Monday against Bashar al-Assad's father-in-law, a day after the former Syrian president reportedly fled to Russia as rebels took over the capital Damascus.
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Timeline: 10-Day Blitzkrieg Campaign That Ended Assad's Rule In Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country with his family and took asylum in Russia after rebels took control of the country in a 10-day blitzkrieg, seizing the capital Damascus and toppling the government.
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Refugee Crisis, Kurdistan Question: What's Turkey's "New Reality" In Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed in just 13 days of rebel offensive after 24 years of rule, leaving a political vacuum in its capital Damascus.
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Charging Rebels, Fleeing Allies: How Syria's Bashar Al-Assad Reached Russia
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was on Sunday forced to flee the country after rebels seized the capital Damascus, ending his 24-year rule.
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Syria Civil War: All About Rebels Behind The Fall Of Bashar Al-Assad
Syrians woke up on Monday to an uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia, ending 13 years of civil war, and five decades of iron-fisted Baath rule.
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With Bashar al-Assad Gone To Russia, US Strikes ISIS Camps Inside Syria
The US on Sunday struck dozens of the ISIS targets inside Syria, just hours after rebels seized the capital Damascus and forced President Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia after 13 years of civil war and six decades of his family's autocratic rule.
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Mystery Surrounds Whereabouts Of Assad, Who Boarded Flight From Syria
Mystery surrounded the whereabouts of Bashar al-Assad, who was no longer in Damascus when rebels captured the Syrian capital on Sunday, ending more than five decades of his family's rule.
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"Watershed Moment In Syria's History": UN Special Envoy On Assad's Fall
The UN envoy for Syria said the country was at "a watershed moment" on Sunday after rebels declared they had taken the capital, Damascus.
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How Syria's Assad Used Chemical Weapons To Suppress Civilian Unrest
Syrian rebels have declared the start of a new era as they marched into the capital Damascus this morning.
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Video: Statues Of Bashar Al-Assad's Father Dragged Through Syria Roads
As Syrian President Bashar Al Assad fled the country amid a regime change and rebel forces moved in, statues of his father and former President Hafez Al-Assad in and around the capital were pulled down by protesters welcoming the rebel fighters.
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Safe From Looting, Damascus Museum Reopens A Month After Assad's Fall
Syrians returned on Wednesday to the national museum in Damascus, reopened for the first time since Islamist-led forces seized the capital and ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
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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.
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Mossad Spy Was Publicly Hanged By Syria In 1965. Israel Wants His Body Back
Businessman Kamel Amin Thaabet arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus in 1962. He threw lavish parties, became part of the city's social elite and quickly gained access to the country's most powerful men.
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Salt Chambers, Crematoriums, Makeshift Morgues: Horrors Of Assad's Prison
Saydnaya prison north of the Syrian capital Damascus has become a symbol of the inhumane abuses of the Assad clan, especially since the country's civil war erupted in 2011.
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After Nearly 13 Years, Qatar Airways To Resume Flights To Syria's Damascus
Qatar Airways announced on Thursday it will resume flights to the Syrian capital Damascus after nearly 13 years, starting with three weekly flights beginning on Tuesday.
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US Sanctions Syrian Leader Bashar Al Assad's Father-In-Law
The US unveiled sanctions Monday against Bashar al-Assad's father-in-law, a day after the former Syrian president reportedly fled to Russia as rebels took over the capital Damascus.
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Timeline: 10-Day Blitzkrieg Campaign That Ended Assad's Rule In Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country with his family and took asylum in Russia after rebels took control of the country in a 10-day blitzkrieg, seizing the capital Damascus and toppling the government.
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Refugee Crisis, Kurdistan Question: What's Turkey's "New Reality" In Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed in just 13 days of rebel offensive after 24 years of rule, leaving a political vacuum in its capital Damascus.
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Charging Rebels, Fleeing Allies: How Syria's Bashar Al-Assad Reached Russia
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was on Sunday forced to flee the country after rebels seized the capital Damascus, ending his 24-year rule.
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Syria Civil War: All About Rebels Behind The Fall Of Bashar Al-Assad
Syrians woke up on Monday to an uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia, ending 13 years of civil war, and five decades of iron-fisted Baath rule.
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With Bashar al-Assad Gone To Russia, US Strikes ISIS Camps Inside Syria
The US on Sunday struck dozens of the ISIS targets inside Syria, just hours after rebels seized the capital Damascus and forced President Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia after 13 years of civil war and six decades of his family's autocratic rule.
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Mystery Surrounds Whereabouts Of Assad, Who Boarded Flight From Syria
Mystery surrounded the whereabouts of Bashar al-Assad, who was no longer in Damascus when rebels captured the Syrian capital on Sunday, ending more than five decades of his family's rule.
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"Watershed Moment In Syria's History": UN Special Envoy On Assad's Fall
The UN envoy for Syria said the country was at "a watershed moment" on Sunday after rebels declared they had taken the capital, Damascus.
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How Syria's Assad Used Chemical Weapons To Suppress Civilian Unrest
Syrian rebels have declared the start of a new era as they marched into the capital Damascus this morning.
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Video: Statues Of Bashar Al-Assad's Father Dragged Through Syria Roads
As Syrian President Bashar Al Assad fled the country amid a regime change and rebel forces moved in, statues of his father and former President Hafez Al-Assad in and around the capital were pulled down by protesters welcoming the rebel fighters.
