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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 transitional period.

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

The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month have named an Islamist former rebel leader as the country‘s interim president in a push to project a united front as they face the mo

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Syrian rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa named transitional president

Sharaa, the leader of the main rebel group who led the overthrow of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, has been named Syria's transitional president, the country's military command announced on Jan. 29.

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Former rebel leader is Syria’s new interim president

A former rebel leader who helped defeat Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last month was named interim president of the country Wednesday. Commanders of military factions that toppled the former regime named Ahmed al-Sharaa,

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A weakened Iran has Iraq looking to curb Tehran-backed extremists in country

The Iraqi government is looking to gain control of Iranian-aligned armed groups that operate inside of Iraq but outside state ...

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Iranian-backed militias in Iraq face an uncertain future

Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq, collectively part of the Hashd al Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units), face increasing calls to ...

Iraqi Kurdistan Remains A Vital Strategic Asset For The United States

Amid historical changes in the balance of power in the Middle East, at least one thing remains constant: the strategic ...

Iraq is a key test of Trump's willingness to counter Iran

Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump ...

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Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal

Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al-Assad. It was 2007 and the insurgency against US troops was raging next door in Iraq. Toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, a ...

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Saddam To Assad, Burying The Ba'ath Party And Its Brutal Slant On Arab Power

This date marks the definitive end of Ba'athist rule in both Iraq and Syria, with Bashar al-Assad fleeing the country. It also signals the likely demise of the Syrian Ba'ath Party’s presence in ...

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Iraq Says Govt Officials Meet New Syria Authorities In Damascus

An Iraqi delegation met with Syria's new rulers in Damascus on Thursday, an Iraqi government spokesman said, the latest diplomatic outreach more than two weeks after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's ...

Brit holiday firm plans to restart trips to Syria just six weeks after the fall of tyrant Bashar al-Assad’s regime

A BRITISH holiday firm plans to restart trips to Syria just six weeks after the fall of tyrant Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

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Oil prices surge following Bashar al-Assad’s ousting

Although Syria is not a major oil producer, its strategic geographic location could cause potential disruptions for key oil-producing countries such as Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. As for ...

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With Tehran's West Asia allies battered, Iraq wants Iran-backed armed groups to surrender

Baghdad’s push to dismantle armed groups working outside of the state apparatus comes as Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah have taken heavy blows, and Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria has been repl ...

Saidnaya prison, a microcosm of the al-Assad regime's barbarity

Built on a hill 30 kilometers from Damascus, the Saidnaya prison has instilled terror in generations of Syrians: a place of ...

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