Regime change in Syria has Iraqi factions backtracking on push for US withdrawal
The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces ...
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The Right Way to Engage With Syria’s New Rulers
Now, foreign countries are trying to steer Syria’s new de facto leaders toward an inclusive government free of sectarian ...
Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested
A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 ...
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Syria appoints new president amid widespread diplomatic engagement efforts
Ahmed al Sharaa was declared the new president of Syria in the transitional government that came into power after the ...
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Lebanon’s army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah
His election reflected shifts in the power balance in Lebanon and the wider Middle East, with Shi’ite Muslim Hezbollah badly pummelled from last year’s war, and its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad toppled ...
Syria’s New President Pledges Unity in First Address
President Ahmed al-Shara vowed to be inclusive, but the way crucial decisions have been made has left some Syrians wary.
What We Know About Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s Interim President
The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a ...
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Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president
The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month have named an Islamist former rebel leader as the ...
Rebel leader who overthrew Assad is declared Syria’s president
The rebel coalition that seized control of Syria last month appointed its leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, as president of the ...
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Ahmed al-Sharaa, who toppled Assad, is named Syria's interim president
Sharaa was already de facto head of Syria's government ever since a coalition of rebel fighters swept through most of Syria ...
Former al Qaeda member named as Syria’s president for transitional period
Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period.
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No going back as post-Assad Syria enters a new era after five decades of terror
During a visit to Syria, after Assad's fall, Shahira Salloum, managing editor of Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, reflects on Syria's ...