All news on the topic: Damascus

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The Ottoman Empire resurges: how Turkey gained from the fall of the Assad regime
On Dec. 9, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Syria has entered a “bright period” in its history.
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Assad claims he had no plans to leave Syria but was evacuated by Russian forces
The comments are the first by the ousted leader since he was overthrown by insurgent groups.
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Israel plans to establish a ’sterile defensive zone’ in Syria while dismissing claims of IDF tanks nearing Damascus as ’fake news’
Israel will set up a “sterile defensive zone” in Southern Syria, the country’s Defence Minister reportedly said on Tuesday.
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US conducts mass airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria following rebel takeover
As statues of Assad and his father Hafez were being toppled across Syria, in Damascus a jubilant Ghazal al-Sharif was rejoicing. He said: “Damn his soul and the soul of the entire Assad family"
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Syrian rebels overthrow Assad’s regime as Damascus erupts, with looters raiding the president’s home and central bank
The Syrian capital has erupted in celebrations following the fall of the Assad regime, as the Syrian leader fled the country on Sunday.
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From doctor to brutal dictator: the rise and fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad
Toppled president came to power keen to show he was different to his father but proved to be as repressive
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Bashar al-Assad’s plane ’disappears’ as family flees Syria amid rebel capture of Damascus
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s plane has disappeared from flight tracking information after he and his family reportedly fled the country as rebels took Damascus
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Family of US citizen who died in Syrian prison sues Assad regime
The family of a Syrian American psychologist who treated traumatized Syrians and disappeared while visiting relatives in Damascus has filed a complaint in a United States court against the Syrian Arab Republic for abducting, imprisoning, torturing, and killing him.