Bashar al-Assad

What to know about Syria’s rekindled civil war

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A long-running civil war appeared to have come to a head Sunday when Syrian insurgents entered the capital city of Damascus and President Bashar Assad fled the country as his government appeared to have collapsed. Rami Abdurrahman — who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor — told the Associated … Read more

What’s next for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and his allies? | Syria’s War

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A surprise rebel offensive surges onwards after taking control of the city of Aleppo. A lightning offensive by opposition fighters in Syria is sweeping ahead after Aleppo has fallen. President Bashar al-Assad said they will be defeated despite little resistance from his forces. So what is next for Syria and the other countries involved in … Read more