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As Syria marks 15 years since anti-Assad uprising, security issues remain

Syrians celebrate the start of the 2011 uprising that, in 2024, put an end to Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

The Syrian Uprising Began 15 Years Ago. Then Came the Regime’s Deadly Crackdown.

The Regime,’ a 2011 documentary on the Assad regime’s rise and its brutal crackdown on Arab Spring protesters, is now streaming on YouTube for the first time.

The Damascus book fair draws crowds, with censorship eased in post-Assad Syria

Damascus is hosting its first international book fair since Bashar Assad fell, and publishers say censorship has almost ...
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15 Years Later: Syria’s Uprising, the Conflict That Followed and the Aftermath

Revisit FRONTLINE’s documentaries on the Syrian war's devastating human toll, the journeys of refugees, the foreign interventions and the long shadow of the conflict.
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Inside Bashar al-Assad's exile in Moscow, a year since ouster from Syria

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People hold a poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a rally in support of Russia ...
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Assad loyalists are regrouping. The world should help the new Syrian government destroy leftover chemical weapons—now

Assad's regime are reorganizing and rearming in a country with ample stock of leftover chemical weapons. Even a single successful chemical attack by Assadist insurgents in Syria could scare off ...
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Former Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad Reportedly Spends His Days Gaming It Out

Bashar al-Assad passes the time playing online video games in his Moscow high-rise, according to a former military officer close to the Assad family who spoke to German newspaper Die Zeit. The ousted ...