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SYRIAN CIVIL WAR

The mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair in February
WORLD
Dec 29, 2025
Syria secures Assad-era mass grave and opens criminal investigation
The moves follow a report that revealed a yearslong conspiracy by the fallen dictatorship to hide thousands of bodies on the remote desert site.
A woman holds a sign in Arabic that reads "our martyrs are not numbers," during a news conference in Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 28.
WORLD
Dec 9, 2025
A year after Assad¡¯s fall, families of missing detainees languish without answers
As Syria marks a year since Bashar Assad¡¯s downfall, many people remain exhausted by the same burden that plagued them under his rule: the lack of closure.
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa raises his hand during an event marking the first anniversary of former leader Bashar Assad's fall, in Damascus on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2025
Syria¡¯s al-Sharaa vows to promote coexistence one year after Assad¡¯s ousting
Al-Sharaa¡¯s Islamist-led alliance launched a lightning offensive last year that brought a sudden end to more than five decades of Assad family rule.
A man walks on a poster of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, after Syrian rebels announced that they had ousted the strongman, in downtown Damascus in December last year.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2025
¡®It¡¯s all over¡¯: How Iran abandoned Assad to his fate days before fall
During Syria¡¯s civil war, which erupted in 2011 following the government¡¯s brutal repression of pro-democracy protests, Iran was one of Damascus¡¯ biggest backers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2025
Syrian leader seeks reset in Russia relations in Putin meeting
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa was expected to push for Moscow to extradite Bashar Assad, who fled there after being toppled.
A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair on Feb. 27
WORLD
Oct 15, 2025
Assad government secretly moved bodies from mass grave to cover up killings
The bodies were moved to cover up the Assad government¡¯s crimes and help restore its image, witnesses with direct knowledge of the two-year effort said.
A member of one of Syria's local committees votes in the country's selection process to designate an interim parliament, in Damascus on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2025
Syria selects members of first post-Assad parliament
The process has been criticized as undemocratic, as instead of holding a nationwide vote, lawmakers are being selected by local committees and interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
A drone view shows the car market in Sarmada town, Idlib, Syria, on March 17.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 30, 2025
A tale of two Syrias: Free-market opening sows resentment of new rulers
Bashar Assad¡¯s mismanagement helped push the country of 24 million into an economic tailspin, amid Western sanctions and brutal civil war.
Smoke rises while members of the Syrian forces ride on a vehicle as they battle against an insurgency by fighters from ousted leader Bashar Assad's Alawite sect, in Latakia, Syria, on March 7.
WORLD
Mar 17, 2025
¡®Pray for us. They¡¯ve arrived¡¯: How Syria descended into revenge bloodshed
Just three months after Bashar Assad¡¯s ouster, parts of western Syria descended into vengeful bloodletting.
A woman reacts next to one of the pictures of victims of a recent wave of sectarian violence targeting Syria's Alawite minority in the west of the country along the Mediterranean sea coast, during a protest condemning the attacks in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 12, 2025
Syria determined to ¡®prevent unlawful revenge,¡¯ says fact-finding committee
The latest violence has marked the gravest threat to Syria¡¯s new authorities, calling into question their ability to govern.
A soldier stands guard at a roundabout in Latakia, Syria, on Sunday. Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa called for national unity and peace after more than 1,000 people were reportedly killed in clashes in coastal regions of the country.
WORLD
Mar 9, 2025
Syria¡¯s new leader calls for peace as communal clashes continue
More than 1,000 people had been killed in the two days of fighting in the Mediterranean coastal region in some of the worst violence for years in a 13-year-old civil conflict.
A member of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands along a street after rebels seized the capital and ousted Syria's Bashar Assad, in Hasakah, Syria, on Dec. 11.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2025
Negotiators zero in on potential deal to disarm Syria¡¯s last battleground
Many thorny issues still need to be resolved, however, including how to integrate Kurdish-led forces into Syria¡¯s security framework.
A Syrian fighter with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham patrols the gate as men wait outside a reconciliation center in Damascus on Dec. 30.
WORLD
Jan 11, 2025
Western powers warn Syria over foreign jihadis in army
HTS and allied groups have hundreds of foreign fighters in their ranks, many of them followers of hard-line interpretations of Islam.
Syria's new leader and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) chief Ahmed Sharaa (right) receives Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Damascus on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 31, 2024
Syria eyes ¡®strategic¡¯ ties with Ukraine amid waning Russian influence
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he hoped providing help to Syria would be beneficial to restoring stability in Ukraine.
Syria's de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa (left), greets a member of Qatar's delegation in Damascus on Dec. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 30, 2024
Syria¡¯s de facto leader says holding elections could take up to four years
Drafting a new constitution could take up to three years, Ahmed al-Sharaa said, adding that it would take about a year for Syrians to see drastic changes.
Orthopedic surgeon Mohammed al-Hanash sits at his clinic in Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus, on Saturday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 24, 2024
Syrian medics say were coerced into false chemical attack testimony
The medics, who treated the wounded at a field hospital near Damascus after the April 7, 2018, attack, said they were coerced into giving false testimony.
A member of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces stands along a street, after rebels seized the capital and ousted Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, in Hasakah, Syria, on Dec. 11.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 22, 2024
Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts
Part of a stateless ethnic group straddling Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Armenia and Syria, Kurds have so far been among the few winners of the Syrian conflict.
Syrians step on posters of Bashar Assad and his father, Hafez Assad, in Homs, Syria, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 22, 2024
How Bashar Assad¡¯s inner circle fled Syria after his fall
The ousted president was accompanied by only a handful of confidants, leaving both family members and loyal aides to find their own means of escape.
Ahmed al-Sharaa, head of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Shamthat led the lightning offensive to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad, attends a meeting in Damascus on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2024
U.S. drops bounty for Syria¡¯s new leader after Damascus meeting
The move follows ¡°positive messages¡± from a first meeting with American diplomats that included a promise to fight terrorism.
Farhan al-Khouli, a Syrian military conscript who deserted his post on the first day of the rebel offensive, works at a horse stable in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 13, 2024
Demoralized and abandoned by allies: Why Syria¡¯s army failed to fight
Rampant corruption and a heavy reliance on foreign allies hollowed out Bashar Assad¡¯s once-feared army.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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