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Syria's minority Christians protest in Damascus

Syria's minority Christians protest in Damascus after Christmas tree set afire

Protests in Christian neighborhoods of Syria's capital city erupted after a Christmas tree was set ablaze weeks after the downfall of the nation's longtime dictatorship, according to multiple reports.

NBC News · 22h

Hundreds protest in Damascus after Christmas tree set ablaze

Syria’s de facto new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has tried to cast his leadership as one that will protect minorities, including Christians, in the Sunni-majority country.

The New York Times · 15h

Burning of a Christmas Tree in Syria Sets Off Protests

The protests in Damascus broke out after footage circulated online of an artificial Christmas tree on fire in a mostly Christian town as masked men stand around it.

Assad, Syria and mass grave

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Mass graves shed a light on Assad’s ‘killing machine’

The International Commission on Missing Persons estimates there could be as many as 66 mass grave sites across Syria.

PBS · 14h

Discovery of mass graves in Syria sheds new light on brutality of fallen Assad regime

With the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the scale of his regime's mass killings and executions are coming to light more and more each day. The United Nations said this week the new Syrian government was receptive to receiving help gathering evidence and prosecuting individuals responsible for war crimes.

Yahoo · 21h

Syrian mass graves expose "machinery of death" under Assad, top prosecutor says

An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run "machinery of death" under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad in which he estimated more than 100,

Assad, Syria and UN

The Associated Press on MSN · 14h

UN investigative team says Syria's new authorities 'very receptive' to probe of Assad war crimes

The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria says the country’s new authorities were “very receptive” to its request for cooperation during a just-concluded visit to Damascus — and it is preparing to deploy.

New York Post on MSN · 16h

New Syrian rebel government ‘very receptive’ to UN probe on Assad war crimes

The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria said Monday the country’s new authorities were “very receptive” to its request for cooperation during a just-concluded visit to Damascus,

StringersHub on MSN · 2d

Syria: Former Assad regime soldiers are handing over their weapons to the new government

Former Assad regime soldiers are handing over their weapons to the new government.

AFP on MSN47m

Syria authorities say torched 1 million captagon pills

Syria's new authorities torched a large stockpile of drugs on Wednesday, two security officials told AFP, including one ...

USA Today8d

Assad makes first public statement after Syria ouster. What happens next for him and his wealth?

Ayman Abdel Nour, a former friend of Syria's leader from their college days studying medicine in Damascus and the ...

Al Jazeera on MSN2d

Years of reporting on Syria, the road to Damascus and the fall of al-Assad

What returning to Syria in the midst of the euphoria and horror of uncovering the al-Assads’ mass graves felt like.

New conflict in northeast Syria could bring 'dramatic consequences', UN envoy says

Tensions in northeast Syria between Kurdish-led authorities and Turkish-backed groups should be resolved politically or risk ...

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Syria’s Rebel Leaders Have Control of the Country. Now What?

The new Islamist-led government promises moderation, but officials aren’t committing to such issues as women’s rights or free ...

16h

Syria Authorities Say Armed Groups Have Agreed To Disband

Syria's new leaders announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country's rebel groups on their dissolution ...

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Syria: UN investigators call for protecting evidence amid worsening humanitarian crisis

Robert Petit, the head of the Independent Mechanism, described the visit as a “significant milestone” and a rare opportunity ...

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US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden sends officials to Damascus

The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed ...

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