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SPECIAL DISPATCH: From Assad’s slaughterhouse jail to the hospital morgue piled up with mutilated bodies, desperate Syrians search for family members disappeared under a despot’s brutal regime, reports Bel Trew

Just a few weeks ago the name Ahmed al-Sharaa, 42, would barely have flickered an eyebrow beyond a narrow neighbourhood of northern Syria and Iraq. Better known under his nomme de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani he may now be a candidate for personality of the year, an icon on the…

Post-Assad leadership must prove its social and political inclusivity to shed terror designation, says UN envoy

Must-see moments as opposition fighters brought Bashar al-Assad’s brutal rule over Syria to a dramatic end.

Israel responds militarily in Syria post-Assad regime collapse, advancing into Syrian territory and targeting military installations and Iran-backed militias.

Israel conducts airstrikes near Damascus, targeting chemical weapons sites. International condemnation follows. Stay updated with AP's Syria coverage.

Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada's body found in Damascus hospital after being missing since February 2020, sparking shock and sadness.

UN envoy urges Israel to halt strikes in Syria post-Assad rule as rebel forces control Damascus. Israel targets chemical weapons and deploys troops.

HTS-linked Mohammed al-Bashir has been tasked with forming a transitional government.