Former Syrian prison official charged in US with torture
A former Syrian official under the rule of former President Bashar al-Assad was federally indicted for torturing prisoners held at Damascus Central Prison from 2005 to 2008, according to a
US military flies American released from Syrian prison to Jordan, officials say
The U.S. military has transported out of Syria an American who had disappeared seven months ago into former President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system and was among the thousands released this week by rebels,
American Released From Syrian Prison Is Flown Out of the Country, a US Official Says
The U.S. military has transported out of Syria an American who disappeared seven months ago into former President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system and was among the thousands released this week by rebels,
American pilgrim imprisoned in Assad's Syria calls his release from prison a 'blessing'
An American who disappeared seven months ago into former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system says he was released by the “liberators” who arrived in Damascus a day after
Syrian prison offers a glimpse into Assad’s brutal rule
Sednaya prison in Damascus was once synonymous with death and disappearance. Yet over the past week, thousands of families rushed to the prison in the hope of finding their missing loved ones. Many left with no answer.
Syria's new authorities say they've secured the release of an American pilgrim imprisoned by Assad
An American citizen who disappeared seven months ago into former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system was suddenly discovered Thursday outside Damascus after being released and handed over to rebel forces,
Syria: An American has been found in Syria after being reportedly freed by Syrian ‘rebels’ from Assad’s prisons
An American has been found in Syria after being reportedly freed by Syrian ‘rebels’ from Assad’s prisons. The reports claiming that the individual found is American Journalist Austin Bennett Tice who has been missing since 2012 are NOT true,
Syrian Shi'ites and other minorities flee to Lebanon, fearing Islamist rule
Tens of thousands of Syrians, mostly Shi'ite Muslims, have fled to Lebanon since Sunni Muslim Islamists toppled Bashar ...
Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues
How the rebels governed Idlib offers insight into how they might rule Syria. Experts and residents of Idlib describe their ...
The 11-Day Blitz by Syrian Rebels That Ended 50 Years of Assad Rule
Bashar al-Assad called for help from Russia, Iran and his own military in his last hours as Syria’s leader, learning he had ...
Syrian government falls in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family
The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a sudden rebel ...
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How Turkey Won the Syrian Civil War
In most capitals across the Middle East, the news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s fall sparked immense anxiety. Ankara ...
Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al ...
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Syrian army command tells officers that Assad's rule has ended, officer says
AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO (Reuters) -Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year ...
Syrian national living in S.C. charged with torturing dissidents at Damascus prison in 2000s
A former Syrian government official residing in South Carolina has been charged with torturing political dissidents at a ...
Bashar al-Assad Fleeing Syria Brings an End to Generational Terror for Some Syrian Families
Assad, our nation’s “father,” wasn’t born of loyalty; it was a survival tactic, rooted in generational terror that he was ...
Syrian rebel leader, after Assad's ouster, tightens his grip on the state
Sharaa's Islamist group is stamping its authority on Syria's state with the same lightning speed that it seized the country, ...
Syrian government services come to a ‘complete halt’ as state workers stay home after rebel takeover
Syria’s prime minister says most cabinet ministers are still working from offices in Damascus after rebels entered the ...