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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.
Fox News3d
Gabbard sheds light on Assad visit, expresses shock intelligence community showed no interest at the time
Director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard shed further light on her 2017 meeting with then-Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, a trip that has come under the microscope since President ...
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High-ranking member of Assad’s regime arrested in Syria
Syria’s new authorities have announced the arrest of Atif Najib, a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted President Bashar al-Assad. Najib is seen by many as being responsible for ...
Los Angeles Times4d
Leader of rebels who toppled Syria’s Assad is named country’s interim president
DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month named an Islamist former rebel leader as the country‘s interim president on Wednesday in a push to project ...
The Straits Times2d
Syria arrests Assad-era officer credited with triggering 2011 uprising
DAMASCUS - 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 ...
Al Jazeera English6d
Russian diplomats make first visit to Syria since al-Assad’s removal
A delegation of Russian officials has arrived in Damascus on the first such visit since Syria’s longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad was toppled by opposition fighters. Al-Assad, a close ally of ...
The New York Times5d
Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President
Hassan Abdel Ghani, also declared that the Constitution had been nullified and the legislature and army formed under the country’s deposed dictator, Bashar al-Assad, were dissolved, according to ...
The Straits Times2d
Syria arrests Assad-era officer seen as responsible for triggering 2011 uprising
DAMASCUS - 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 ...