The Washington Post28d
To evade Assad’s secret police, Syrians developed a code language
“The walls have ears.” In cafes, taxis and markets — even in their own living rooms — most could not speak freely, fearing they might be overheard by Bashar al-Assad’s ...
Syrian equestrian champion tells of prison ordeal lasting two decades after beating Bashar al Assad's brother
Adnan Kassar was a celebrated figure in the country's sports scene but tells Sky News how outshining Bassel al Assad was ...
PBS23d
Syria’s new rulers try to contain growing tensions involving Assad loyalists
Assad's enablers are often arrested on these ... Pleas for cooperation may soon fall on deaf ears. We don't want what happened yesterday to be repeated. Any armed groups you see that's not the ...
The New York Times24d
Syria’s Alawite Minority, Favored by the Assads, Looks Nervously to the Future
By Raja Abdulrahim Photographs by Ivor Prickett Reporting from al-Qardaha, Syria The walls of the mausoleum for late President Hafez al-Assad are scrawled with graffiti now — things that Syrians ...