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Just three months after Bashar Assad's ouster in December ended his brutal rule and almost 14 years of civil war, parts of western Syria descended into vengeful bloodletting. Here's how it unfolded. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/world/syria-revenge-bloodshed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #syria #middleeast #basharassad

A committee formed by Syria's new authorities to investigate a wave of deadly violence mainly in the Mediterranean heartland of the Alawite minority said the country was determined to "prevent unlawful revenge." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/12/world/syria-unlawful-revenge-committee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #basharassad #syria

Syria's leader has vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of violent clashes pitting loyalists of deposed President Bashar Assad against the country's new Islamist rulers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/world/syria-sharaa-assad-violence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #basharassad #ahmedsharaa #syria #middleeast

Death toll in violence on Syrian coast rises to more than 1,000, war monitor says

Over 1,000 people killed in clashes between Syrian government forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad.

Syria's new caretaker government has told business leaders it will adopt a free-market model and integrate the country into the global economy — a sharp change from the regime of former President Bashar al-Assad. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/13/world/syrian-businesses-after-assad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #basharassad #syria

After Damascus, Tehran and Moscow are Next:

Holding elections in Syria could take up to four years, Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has said, the first time he has commented on a possible electoral timetable since Bashar Assad was ousted this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/30/world/politics/syria-leader-elections-four-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syria #turkey #ahmedalsharaa #basharassad #middleeast #syriacivilwar

Relatives of Bashar Assad arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon: officials
Tens of thousands of Syrians are believed to have entered Lebanon illegally on the night of Assad's fall earlier this month.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10935231/bashar-assad-relatives-arrested/

In the Assad family's hometown, most residents lived modestly while the family thrived.

Syrian villagers near the Golan Heights report restrictions on accessing their farmland due to the presence of Israeli forces in the region.

In the Assad family's hometown, most residents lived modestly while the family thrived.

The fall of Assad's regime has triggered a power vacuum in Syria, escalating regional instability, risking broader Middle East chaos and highlighting Japan's lack of urgency despite potential global repercussions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/12/22/world/syrians-learn-lessons-iraq/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #syria #turnkey #iran #us #israel #russia #saddamhussein #basharassad

Thousands of Syrians rallied in Damascus Umayyad Square in support of the new government and opposition to Bashar Assads regime.

Thousands of Syrians rallied in Damascus Umayyad Square in support of the new government and opposition to Bashar Assads regime.

Even with hopes running high so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew.

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