Michael Goodwin: Maduro’s arrival is the first domino to fall — and Khamenei fleeing Iran amid chaos could be next

Just as the Trump administration offered indicted drug trafficker Nicolás Maduro a free ride to New York he couldn’t refuse, ...
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Leaked calls reveal plot by al-Assad regime officers to destabilise Syria

Al Jazeera Arabic investigation obtains recordings of Suheil al-Hassan discussing Israeli support, regrouping efforts.
The New Arab

Leaked recordings feature Assad regime officers attempting to coordinate with Israel to launch uprising in Syria

Leaked recordings obtained by Al-Jazeera feature senior officers from the deposed Assad regime trying to seek Israeli ...
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Gunfire, stone-pelting leaves at least 4 dead in Syria as Alawites protest after Homs mosque bombing | Video shows chaos

Chaos broke out in western Syria on Sunday as protesters from the Alawite minority community and counterdemonstrators clashed, leaving at least four dead and injuring dozens of others. Sunday's ...
The New York Times

For Fallen Syrian Dictator Assad and Family, an Exile of Luxury and Impunity

Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia. Credit...Aaron Byrd Supported by By Erika Solomon Christiaan Triebert Haley Willis ...

Justice is finally within reach for victims of Syria’s chemical weapons attacks

The quest for justice for the victims and survivors of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons has ...
GCN

Syria commemorates the first anniversary of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government

It has been a year since Syria commemorated the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government, a major milestone after 14 years and a new era following years of civil war and dictatorial governance. The ...

Lebanon arrests Syrian citizen suspected of funding pro-Assad fighters

Lebanese authorities have arrested a Syrian citizen suspected of sending money to fighters loyal to former Syrian President Bashar Assad in Syria.
The New York Times

The Cover-Up: Inside the Plot to Conceal Assad’s Crimes

Thousands of documents and interviews with Assad-era officials reveal how the regime worked to conceal evidence of its atrocities during the Syrian civil war. Pictures of missing Syrians pasted on a ...
Reuters

Syrians emptied Assad’s prisons. They’re filling up again, and abuse is rife

The first wave of detentions in the new Syria came almost immediately – just after victorious rebels flung open the doors of Bashar al-Assad’s notorious prisons. As ordinary Syrians stormed detention ...

Syria secures Assad-era mass grave revealed by Reuters and opens criminal investigation

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Syria’s government has ordered soldiers to guard a mass grave created to conceal atrocities under Bashar ...
CNN

As Syria’s president preaches human rights, new evidence details abuse allegedly carried out under one of his key commanders

Editor’s note: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. It contains graphic and disturbing accounts of sexual violence. For information about how the series is ...