After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones – and closure
BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and a reckoning for their killers.
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Syrians Flood Back to Aleppo, Searching for Homes and Hope
Though excitement and frenzy were on full display in some parts of Aleppo, the city is still gripped by uncertainty…
Syrians set fire to Hafez al-Assad’s grave
Syrians have set fire to the grave of former president Hafez al-Assad, father of the ousted leader Bashar.
The secret tunnels beneath Assad’s Syrian palace
Syrians have found a network of tunnels under the presidential palace of deposed president Bashar al-Assad.
On the Ground in Damascus as Syrians Chart a New Path
In a matter of days, Syria’s capital — once the stronghold of Bashar al-Assad’s government — became the epicenter of…
Syrians, in Shock and With Some Unease, Celebrate the Fall of al-Assad
A day after the regime of President Bashar al-Assad fell, civilians poured into the streets of Damascus, weeping in disbelief.…
‘The tyrant has fallen’ – dissenters’ relatives react to end of Assad
Some Syrians are hopeful that loved ones detained under the Assad regime may still be alive.
Syrians reclaim hope as they return after years of exile
At the Bab Al-Hawa crossing on the border with Turkey, Syrians flood back home with a newfound hope.
Luxury cars and high-end labels: shocked Syrians roam Assad family residences
Footage shows people looting expensive items after ‘butcher of Damascus’ fled to Moscow with family Middle East crisis – live…
Germany pauses asylum applications for Syrians after al-Assad’s fall
Syrians in Germany cheer toppling of al-Assad as an official suggests offering people 1,000 euros to return.