Post-Assad Syria

Latest news, analysis, commentary on fall of the Assad regime in Syria on 8 December 2024, following the successful Syrian Rebel Offensive

People take part in a protest in al-Azhari Square, following recent attacks against the Alawite minority community, an offshoot of Shia Islam, in the coastal city of Latakia, in Syria's Alawite heartland on November 25, 2025.
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Security forces broke up rival protests by Alawites and Sunnis as sectarian tensions in Latakia rise

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 November, 2025
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The Syrian government has recently repaired and improved power plants near Damascus, such as the one at Deir Ali [Getty]
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Tarek Mitri, Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon speaks during...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd R) visits the peak of Hermon Mount on the Syrian side of the border on 17 December 2024 after the fall of the Baath regime in Syria. (Photo by Ma'yan Toaf / Israel GPO / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Mazloum Abdi previously agreed to integrate the SDF into Syrian government forces, but there are now doubts about whether this will happen [Getty]
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The proceedings of the trial have been open to the media [Getty]
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The IMF has committed to an intensive programme of engagement with Syria
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Hundreds of civilians were killed in fighting on the Syrian coast, with government forces accused of committing crimes [Getty]
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