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Ukraine war briefing: Trump urges China to help end Ukraine war

After meeting US president-elect, Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautions that Ukraine needs a ‘just and robust peace, that Russians will not destroy within a few years’. What we know on day 1,020

The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2024

What the papers say – December 9

Events in Syria dominate the front pages of Monday’s newspapers.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024

Starmer welcomes end of Assad regime, as Syrian leader flees to Moscow

A coalition of rebels have seized control of Syrian capital Damascus in a lightning offensive, leading Bashar Assad to flee.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024

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Biden says Assad ouster is "justice"

Biden used the occasion to tout Israel's advances in their multi-front war

Salon · Dec 8, 2024

Syria’s deposed former leader al-Assad in Moscow: Russian media

Russia has granted the al-Assad family asylum on ‘humanitarian grounds’, Russian news agencies report.

Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2024

Syrians Explore Ousted Assad's Damascus Home

Roaming the opulent Damascus home of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, Abu Omar felt a sense of giddy defiance being in the residence of the man he said had long oppressed him.

International Business Times · Dec 8, 2024

Syrians hold rallies in Paris and across Europe to celebrate fall of Assad

Thousands of jubilant Syrians rallied in Paris, Berlin and other European cities on Sunday to celebrate the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad by Islamist rebel groups, putting an end to five decades of iron-fisted rule.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 8, 2024

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'The Revolution Has Won': Syrians In Iraqi Kurdistan Celebrate Assad's Fall

Brandishing the flag of the opposition, dozens of Syrian refugees in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Sunday celebrated the fall of Bashar al-Assad, dubbing the Syrian president's fall a victory for the "revolution".

International Business Times · Dec 8, 2024

‘New history written’ says HTS leader al-Julani in Syria victory speech

Al-Julani speaks from Damascus’s historic Umayyad Mosque, tells Syrians that building a new country will be hard work.

Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2024

‘A number not a name’: In Syria, freed prisoners recall horrors of the past

Prisoners freed from Aleppo Central Prison recount lives of torture and abuse under the al-Assad regime.

Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2024

Voices: The House of Assad has finally fallen – but chaotic Syria could still be torn apart

COMMENT: Syrians have welcomed the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad but the celebrations may not last long as the war-torn country still faces a troubled future, writes The Independent’s world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2024

The Guardian view on the fall of Assad: a tumultuous, fragile hope in Syria

Editorial The Middle East enters a new chapter as a dictatorship collapses, leaving a nation facing daunting challenges of reconciliation and reconstruction

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024

$Assad leaves behind a fragmented nation – stabilizing Syria will be a major challenge for fractured opposition and external backers$

Assad leaves behind a fragmented nation – stabilizing Syria will be a major challenge for fractured opposition and external backers

The brutal 54-year reign of the Assad family in Syria looks to be over.

The Conversation · Dec 8, 2024

'I Can Finally Go Home': Syrians In Egypt Rejoice At Fall Of Assad

Reda al-Khedr was only five when his mother escaped the siege of Homs in 2014.

International Business Times · Dec 8, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024

Bashar al-Assad has fled Syria – but where is the former dictator now?

Ex-president has not been pictured since he vowed to ‘crush’ rebels a week ago and his location is unclear

The National (Scotland) · Dec 8, 2024

Syrians gather in Glasgow to celebrate the downfall of Bashar al-Assad

SYRIANS in Glasgow gathered in the city centre to celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

Salon · Dec 8, 2024

Assad flees Syria, rebels take Damascus

The takeover of Damascus ends more than 50 years of rule by the Assad regime

Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2024

Taking Syria: The opposition’s battles shown in 11 maps for 11 days

In just 11 days, the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad came to an end.

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024

Trump calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Ukraine after meeting Zelenskyy

US president-elect claims Kyiv ‘would like to make a deal’ to end war with Russia and cites loss of ‘400,000 soldiers’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024

Assad’s murderous regime has been toppled – but what will fill the vacuum in Syria?

The challenges ahead are truly daunting for a country torn apart by 13 years of civil war and split between rival factions, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2024

Voices: We Syrians finally have hope - now that there’s nothing left to lose

COMMENT: The dream of a free Syria is what drives us to stand here today, at this new crossroads filled with both hopes and fears, writes journalist and filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024

Hezbollah’s war with Israel left the Assad regime fatally exposed

With the fall of Damascus, Iran can no longer deny that its political and military ‘axis of resistance’ has collapsed

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2024

How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government

Half a century of rule by the Assad family in Syria has crumbled with astonishing speed

Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2024

Turkiye urges inclusivity, fair treatment of minorities in post-Assad Syria

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stresses importance of national unity and sovereignty after fall of Bashar al-Assad gov’t.

Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2024

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: The president who lost his homeland

Overthrown president leaves a country in ruins and questions about what’s next.

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