Assad, Syria

Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces
Syria's new rebel-led authorities say 14 interior ministry personnel have been killed and 10 injured in an "ambush" by forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad in the west of the country. They say the fighting took place near the Mediterranean port of Tartous on Tuesday.
Clashes between Islamists now in power in Syria and Assad’s supporters kill 6 fighters
A British-based war monitor said clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad’s government have killed six Islamic fighters and wounded others.
Ex-Assad Regime Forces Kill 14 as Syria Sees Upsurge in Violence
Forces loyal to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad killed 14 police members and wounded 10 others, according to the caretaker government, as the country experiences its worst violence since the autocrat’s toppling early this month.
Syria says 14 security personnel killed in 'ambush' by Assad loyalists
Syria's new rebel-led authorities say 14 interior ministry personnel have been killed and 10 injured in an "ambush" by forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad in the west of the country. They say the fighting took place near the Mediterranean port of Tartous on Tuesday.
Syria launches crackdown in Assad stronghold after killings
Syria's new rulers began an operation in western Tartous province, home to many from ousted leader Bashar Assad's Alawite sect. The killing of 14 police officers the previous day has irked the Islamist-led authorities.

Syria, al-Assad

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Disinformation stokes Alawi unease as Assad loyalists pursued in Syria
Several social media accounts sympathetic to the ousted president are pumping out disinformation aimed at stoking sectarian ...
Falcon drones, rockets and night-vision snipers: How Syria’s rebels planned for years to oust Assad
Bel Trew speaks to commanders of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group that led the charge to topple Bashar ...
Al-Monitor51m
Syria authorities arrest official behind Saydnaya death penalties
Syria's new authorities have arrested a military justice official who under ousted president Bashar al-Assad issued death ...
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Assad makes first public statement after Syria ouster. What happens next for him and his wealth?
Assad claimed in the statement Monday that he had no intention of fleeing Syria for Russia and that he wanted to keep ...
UN investigative team says Syria’s new authorities ‘very receptive’ to probe of Assad war crimes
The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria says the country’s new authorities were ...
Christmas In Post-Assad Syria Tainted By Fears For Minority's Future
Sarah Latifa had feared that her Christian community in Syria may struggle to celebrate its first Christmas since ...
Assad’s fall paves the way for “normal ties” between Lebanon, new Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster has ended Iran's 40-year dominance and quest for hegemony in the region, further ...
Syria’s New Leaders Try to Unite Rebel Factions Under a Single Government
As the fighters who ousted Bashar al-Assad set out to assert control over the country, they pursued former government forces ...