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With only six Jews left in Syria, émigrés now have a chance to return
Thousands of Syria’s Jews left in recent decades. But after Assad’s ouster and easing of sanctions, they can now reconnect ...
How Syria’s Dictator Buried His Victims
A cemetery near Damascus was transformed into an industrial-scale mass grave for Syrians who opposed President Bashar ...
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Russia’s military presence in post-Assad Syria: A growing security liability undermining stability
Six months since the collapse of the Assad regime, the Russian military presence in Syria has remained entrenched in ...
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Assad Is Gone, But Syria’s Troubles Remain - by Will Selber
Assad used chlorine and sarin repeatedly during the Syrian civil war. Following a particularly horrible sarin attack in Ghouta in 2013, Assad agreed to eradicate his chemical weapons program, but ...
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Syria’s Kurds After Assad
Months after dictator Bashar al-Assad fled Syria, the country’s Kurdish population faces continued uncertainty — and Turkish ...
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Assad cousin arrested in Lebanon border ambush — Naharnet
Syrian authorities arrested Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, the interior ministry said Saturday, in one of the most high-profile arrests since the former president's ...
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Syrian Authorities Arrest Former President Assad’s Cousin Over Drug Trafficking Allegations | Law-Order - Devdiscourse
Syrian authorities have arrested Wassim Badi Assad, a cousin of former President Bashar Assad, for alleged involvement in drug trafficking and supporting the ousted government. US sanctions were ...
The Straits Times15d
Syrian security forces detain cousin of toppled leader Assad
Syria's security forces have detained Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad, state news agency SANA said on Saturday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes ...
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Syria arrests Bashar Al Assad's cousin involved in drug trade in border ambush - Khaleej Times
Syrian authorities arrested Wassim Al Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar Al Assad, the interior ministry said Saturday, in one of the most high-profile arrests since the former president's ...
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Syrian authorities arrest Bashar Assad’s cousin on drug trafficking charges - Hartford Courant
By GHAITH ALSAYED DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian authorities have arrested a cousin of former President Bashar Assad, who is under U.S. sanctions for his alleged role in drug trafficking and s… ...
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Syrian security forces detain cousin of toppled leader Assad - Al Arabiya
Syria’s security forces have detained Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad, state news agency SANA said on Saturday. Wassim al-Assad was sanctioned by the United States in ...
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Syrian security forces detain cousin of toppled leader Assad
By REUTERS JUNE 21, 2025 13:33 Updated: JUNE 21, 2025 14:22 Syria's security forces have detained Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad, state news agency SANA said on Saturday.