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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 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.

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Syria arrests Assad-era officer seen as responsible for triggering 2011 uprising

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian authorities have arrested a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad seen by some as responsible for sparking the country's 2011 uprising due to a crackdown on protests in the southern city of Daraa,

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Syria Arrests Assad-Era Officer Credited With Triggering 2011 Uprising

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian authorities have arrested a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad credited by some with sparking the country's 2011 uprising due to a crackdown on protests in the southern city of Daraa, state media said.

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High-ranking member of Assad’s regime arrested in Syria

Najib was arrested in western Syria in the Latakia countryside, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported he "was hiding in a farm." He is the highest-ranking member of Assad’s government to be arrested since Assad was ousted from office in December.

Syria's President Visits Saudi Arabia on Sunday, First Trip Abroad After Assad's Fall

(Reuters) - Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV ...

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Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country’s interim president

The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad has been named the country’s interim ...

Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President

The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a ...

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Qatar's Emir visits Syria, first head of state to visit Damascus since Assad's fall

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday and met newly declared transitional President Ahmed ...

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The discovery of brutal mass graves in Syria reveals Assad’s legacy of horror

Syria’s Civil Defense has uncovered over two dozen charred bodies in two basements in rural Damascus, adding to the growing ...

Russian Envoys Arrive in Syria for First Time Since al-Assad Fell

Russia’s deputy foreign minister and a special envoy arrived in Damascus. Theirs was the first such visit since President ...

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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 ...

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Syria demands Russian compensation for 'past mistakes' in first talks since Assad's fall

Russia deployed troops to Syria in 2015 to support Assad regime's brutal crackdown against anti-government forces.

Leader of Syrian rebels who toppled Assad named interim president

The new Syrian government also said that the armed groups which ousted the regime in December have been dissolved.

Gunmen kill 10 members hailing from Assad’s community in Syria

Gunmen in Syria have shot dead 10 people in a "massacre" in a village home to members of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority, a war monitor said on Saturday, February 1, 2025.

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