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It took Assad four years to capture Aleppo – Syrian rebels could take it back within hours
As the sun set on Syria’s north-western city of Aleppo, a group of rebel fighters reached Al-Basel square. Towering over the junction is a statue of president Bashar al-Assad’s brother ...
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More Russian strikes as Syrian rebels advance further after taking Aleppo
Yesterday fighters were seen tearing down the Syrian flag and earlier today we saw them toppling the statue of the late brother of President Bashar al-Assad, Basel al-Assad. However, sharing ...
The New York Times22d
From Fighters to Policemen in a Post-Assad Damascus
overthrew the government of Bashar al-Assad in early December. After 13 years of civil war, restoring security is one of the top priorities for H.T.S. The group has installed people like Basel al ...
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The swift fall of Syria's Assad brings moments inconceivable under his iron rule
At the airport, they tore down a poster glorifying the ruling family — Bashar; his father and predecessor Hafez Assad; and Bashar’s elder brother Basel, who was supposed to succeed their ...
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Turkey moves to isolate the Kurds in Syria, and prepares a way for new attacks - analysis
Syrian Kurds stand next to the destroyed statue of Basel al-Assad, the late elder brother of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad as they celebrate the fall of capital Damascus to anti-government ...
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Israel should not gamble on the Kurds, our strategy should be based in reality - opinion
Syrian Kurds stand next to the destroyed statue of Basel al-Assad, the late elder brother of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad as they celebrate the fall of capital Damascus to anti-government ...