Via Wikimedia Commons (Ahmed al-Sharaa, President of Syria, in March 2026)

Ahmed al-Sharaa

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The fall of Assad and Syria's new era under Ahmed al-Sharaa

31 of 80 stories this December

Syrian rebels take control of Hama in major blow to Assad · 50 articles, Dec 1Syria launches counterattacks in an attempt to halt insurgency, as Iran's top diplomat meets Assad · 10 articles, Dec 1Thousands flee as Syrian insurgents advance to the doorstep of the country's third-largest city · 23 articles, Dec 6US believes captured journalist Austin Tice is still alive in Syria — and they’re hunting for prison where he’s held · 47 articles, Dec 6Trump says US should stay out of fighting in Syria as opposition forces gain ground - The Daily Reporter · 13 articles, Dec 7Syrian insurgents reach the capital's suburbs. Worried residents flee and stock up on supplies · 22 articles, Dec 7Syrian government appears to have fallen in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family · 32 articles, Dec 7Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say · 109 articles, Dec 7Biden says U.S. will support Syria and its neighbors after Assad dynasty collapses · 16 articles, Dec 8Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria’s Assad? · 22 articles, Dec 8Syrians flock to celebrate new day after Assad's fall · 14 articles, Dec 8Jubilation and gunfire as Syrians celebrate the end of the Assad family's half-century rule · 18 articles, Dec 8Biden says Assad's fall in Syria is a 'fundamental act of justice,' but 'a moment of risk' · 22 articles, Dec 8Bashar al-Assad’s regime has fallen in Syria. How will this change the Middle East? · 50 articles, Dec 8Syrian prime minister says government is still functioning but foreign and domestic challenges loom · 13 articles, Dec 9Israel targets Syrian military bases and arsenals before new leaders can take them over · 34 articles, Dec 9Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country · 11 articles, Dec 10Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture · 17 articles, Dec 10Missing American found in Syria wandering bare foot in a Damascus suburb · 14 articles, Dec 12Thousands of Syrians celebrate in central Damascus during first Friday prayers since Assad’s fall · 13 articles, Dec 13U.S. has made contact with Syrian rebel group HTS, Blinken says · 30 articles, Dec 13American freed from Syrian prison after Assad's fall was flown out of country by US military · 30 articles, Dec 13One Week Into a New Syria, Rebels Aim for Normalcy and Syrians Vow Not to be Silent Again · 14 articles, Dec 15Freed prisoner who said he was a victim of the Assad regime was an intelligence officer, locals say · 19 articles, Dec 16Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him · 21 articles, Dec 16Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future · 13 articles, Dec 17The number of US troops in Syria has doubled, Pentagon discloses · 32 articles, Dec 19U.S. to lift $10M bounty on de facto Syrian leader's head · 18 articles, Dec 20US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ouster · 19 articles, Dec 20Christian Protests Erupt in Syria Following Christmas Tree Burning · 12 articles, Dec 24Syria’s de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections · 14 articles, Dec 29

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