Years of strife ruined the energy sector, battered the currency and strangled growth. The West must ease financial controls to help the economy, experts say.
In Syria, women begin to pick up the pieces of a broken nation.
Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.
El presidente ruso, en una conferencia de prensa anual, dijo que aún no se había reunido con Bashar al Asad, el derrocado dirigente sirio que huyó a Moscú, pero que tenía previsto hacerlo.
In 2014, Sawsan Abou Zainedin left Syria during a civil war, while Bashar al-Assad was in power. Now, with rebel militants in control, Ms. Abou Zainedin is working on the country’s delicate political transformation.
A Libyan officer said the stepped-up flights from Russia and Syria delivered military gear.
A Pentagon spokesman said the increase was unrelated to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad to rebel forces in early December.
Israeli fighter jets have launched hundreds of airstrikes, while soldiers have seized a buffer zone and captured military posts in territory formerly under Syrian control.
The Russian president, in a marathon annual news conference, said that he had not yet met with Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian leader who fled to Moscow, but that he planned to.
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The ancient city, an early stronghold of opposition to Bashar al-Assad’s oppressive regime, was ravaged by a government crackdown. New York Times correspondents in Homs spoke to people who were reacting to his fall with smiles and tears.
The Israeli prime minister remains in power.
U.S. officials have given the rebel group in control of Damascus a list of former members of the Assad government who could have information about Austin Tice.
Across Syria, soldiers tied to the former Assad regime are surrendering their weapons to the interim government. The New York Times spoke to some of these men in Latakia, as they face a new and uncertain future as civilians.
U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led forces say they have come under fresh attack in several places by a Turkish-backed militia, even as Washington seeks a lasting cease-fire.
The Damascus International Airport reopened on Wednesday with a domestic flight to Aleppo, signaling that Syria’s new rulers are confident in their ability to govern after the end of the Assad family’s rule.
A Syrian Air flight from Damascus landed in Aleppo on Wednesday, as the transitional government tries to demonstrate its ability to run the war-shattered country.
Syria’s new rulers say they will spare conscripts of Bashar al-Assad and pursue those who oversaw his regime’s abuses. Hundreds are lining up to learn which promise applies to them.
Major obstacles could stymie Syria’s new leaders as they struggle to find some footing and improve the country’s living conditions.
Ahmed al-Shara said that fighters would be brought under the defense ministry’s authority. The announcement came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited captured Syrian territory.
Nongovernmental workers and journalists have scoured prisons for clues about his fate in the absence of an official American presence in the country.
As a State Department Arabist, he served as ambassador to three Arab countries and helped broker the end of a 15-year civil war in Lebanon.
The previously unannounced trip highlighted Israel’s expanded military presence across the de facto border with Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
En una reunión televisada de una hora de duración con sus altos mandos militares, Vladimir Putin dejó claro que ganar en Ucrania era su máxima prioridad.
The leader of the rebel coalition that swept to power last week said that fighters would be brought under the defense ministry’s authority. It was not immediately clear how that would be achieved.
After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, tens of thousands have been released from his brutal prisons. This is the story of one man who made it out.
Ahmed al-Shara urged nations to remove sanctions from Syria and the terrorism designation from his group so Syria could rebuild. Bashar al-Assad also gave his first account of fleeing to Russia.
Los rebeldes islamistas que derrocaron el régimen de Bashar al Asad dirigían una gestión pragmática y disciplinada en el territorio que controlaban. También encarcelaron a sus críticos.
In an hourlong televised meeting with his top military brass, Vladimir Putin left Syria unmentioned and made it clear that winning in Ukraine was his top priority.
Debra Tice wrote to the Israeli prime minister that her family had “credible information” that Austin Tice may be held in a prison outside Damascus, in an area where Israel had been conducting military operations.
El exdirigente sirio dijo que fue evacuado por las fuerzas rusas después de que una alianza rebelde tomara la capital, pero que había querido quedarse y luchar, según una publicación del lunes en redes sociales.
The country’s former leader, Bashar al-Assad, appeared to give his first account of his flight from Syria in a statement posted to a Facebook account used by his presidency.
A little over a week after taking power, the rebel alliance that led the overthrow of the Assad regime has begun to receive diplomats in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he told President-elect Donald J. Trump that the country had delivered “a tough blow” against Hamas and Hezbollah.
Overnight strikes targeted former army positions, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor. Israel has said it aims to keep military equipment away from extremists.
Plus, a troubling trend in American schools.
The Kurds helped the United States contain the Islamic State. Now they fear a resurgent Turkey that has long considered them an adversary. Here’s a guide.
En la prisión más tristemente célebre del país, los sirios se enfrentan a sus peores miedos: nunca sabrán qué les ocurrió a sus seres queridos.
The Islamist rebels who ousted Syria’s dictator ran a pragmatic and disciplined administration in the territory they controlled. They also jailed their critics.
The Israeli military hit weapons depots and air defenses, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Israel has said it aims to keep military equipment away from extremists.
With the fall of al-Assad’s regime, the risk of an ISIS resurgence increases.
Elated residents are trickling home to their shattered Syrian town, a rebel stronghold controlled until recently by the government.
La anfetamina ilegal, utilizada en todo Medio Oriente, se convirtió en la mayor exportación de Siria durante sus 13 años de guerra civil.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the United States was communicating directly with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the dominant rebel faction, despite its designation as a terrorist group.
At the country’s most notorious prison, Syrians confront their worst fears: that they will never know what happened to the loved ones who disappeared.
Taher al-Zain’s father disappeared 12 years ago at the height of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Now, like thousands of other Syrians, he is trying to find clues about what happened, and whether or not his father may still be alive.
Guiados por las linternas de los celulares, varias personas buscaron en un tristemente célebre calabozo de Damasco rastros de sus familiares que fueron secuestrados durante el régimen de Bashar al Asad.
In an impoverished, war-ravaged country, the first prayers after the fall of a brutal regime drew jubilant crowds, even in areas seen as regime strongholds.
Joyful chants erupted in and around the historic Umayyad Mosque in Syria’s capital as large crowds gathered to pray and celebrate the country’s newfound sense of liberty.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said he talked with Iraq’s prime minister about the situation in Syria, including efforts to encourage Syria to transition to an inclusive, non-sectarian government.
The illegal amphetamine, used across the Middle East, became Syria’s biggest export during its 13-year civil war.
Guided by cellphone flashlights, relatives searched a notorious lockup in Damascus for traces of loved ones who were snatched during the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had long worked with the rebels who overtook Damascus. His influence over Syria is now likely to grow.
Rebel fighters found stockpiles of addictive pills, some hidden in fruit or furniture and ready for export as part of the Assad regime’s illegal drug operation.
La lucha por unificar el país se produjo mientras los nuevos líderes de Siria trataban de establecer un gobierno operativo.
Nearly a million Syrians in Germany alone have made new lives. But after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, some politicians across the continent have suggested that refugees could return home.
For decades, Iran poured money and military aid into Syria, backing the Assad regime in its ambition to confront Israel. Now many Iranians are openly asking why.
La caída de Bashar al Asad ha mostrado los límites del poder militar del Kremlin. Pero para el presidente de Rusia podría ser solo un revés temporal en su búsqueda de un premio geopolítico mayor: Ucrania.
Because of Syria’s centrality in the Middle East, positive change there could radiate out in all directions.
As a rebel alliance with a tenuous hold on power struggles to assert control of the fractured country, Israel, Turkey and the United States are trying to influence what Syria will become.
The man, who told reporters his name was Travis, said he was imprisoned in Syria for several months. The State Department said it was aware of an American found outside Damascus and was “seeking to provide support.”
After five decades under a brutal regime that kept many in fear and poverty, families flooded back from Lebanon, eager to start the slow process of healing.
The United States and others call Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, now taking power in Syria, a terrorist group, blocking funding and even contact with the group. Experts say that should change.
One factor matters most, and it could be a problem in Syria.
Mazen al-Hamada spread the word about the plight of Syrians and his own abuse in the Assad regime’s prisons. He was found dead in Syria this week.
The man told reporters that his name was Travis Timmerman and that he had entered Syria on a religious pilgrimage. He said he had been detained for months.
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An ally’s downfall has prompted calls in Russia for a definitive victory closer to home.
It seems unlikely that deposed President Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia, will be forced to stand trial. That is not deterring activists who have worked for years to document his government’s crimes.
Mientras los rebeldes tratan de crear un gobierno de transición, facciones armadas y potencias externas luchan por el control de la escena política siria.
The rebels who seized control called for foreign help in prosecuting atrocities, while trying to restore order in a fractured country.
Though excitement and frenzy were on full display in some parts of Aleppo, the city is still gripped by uncertainty after the sudden end of a 13-year civil war.
Gen. Mazlum Kobani, commander of Kurdish forces in Syria, said recent decisions by the U.S. in Syria potentially “leaves a vacuum behind that can be taken advantage of by ISIS.”
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken plans to hold meetings in Jordan and Turkey. Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, is visiting Israel.
Satellite images from last week and this week show that naval vessels docked at the port city of Tartus have left. According to marine tracking data, no cargo ships have entered or left Tartus since Monday.
Rebels damaged and burned the tomb of former Syrian president, Hafez al-Assad, in what some are calling an act of revenge.
The U.S. has identified prisons of interest as it searches for clues about Austin Tice, who was abducted in 2012 and whose fate remains unknown.
Tras la caída del brutal régimen de Bashar al Asad, muchos sirios se apresuraron a las prisiones para encontrar a sus seres queridos desaparecidos. La búsqueda llevó a algunos de ellos a la morgue.
Esta vez, cuando Bashar al Asad empezó a caer, Rusia no estuvo allí para ayudarlo.
Cuando fue evidente que se produciría un cambio de régimen en el país vecino, las fuerzas israelíes lanzaron una amplia campaña aérea con el fin de evitar que las armas queden en manos de extremistas islamistas.
Mr. al-Bashir previously headed a rebel-led administration in northwestern Syria. He has been tasked with running the country’s interim government until March.
President Biden says he weakened Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, laying the groundwork for Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Syrian leader would still be in power had he listened to American advice.
After a rapid rise to power, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group is trying to unite a fractious country where fighting is ongoing.
The United Nations and human rights organizations have faced challenges in counting all those killed and missing in the conflict that began in March 2011.
Plus, another World Cup raises human rights fears.
The editorial board writer Farah Stockman argues that ending the sanctions on Syria is the best way for America to help stabilize the country after the collapse of the Assad regime.
Rebel fighters who took control of Aleppo about two weeks ago have promised security and continuity. Prices have skyrocketed, but residents express some hope for the future.
As a new reality in Syria sets in, a reordering of regional power dynamics is already taking shape.
El interior del palacio todavía refleja parte del reinado de Bashar al-Asad y mostraba indicios de que el ambiente se había enrarecido a medida que los rebeldes se acercaban a la ciudad.
On Sunday at 3 a.m. my mother woke me with a shaky voice. All our phones were ringing, and the TV was loud. “He fell, Zaina. He fell. Assad fell.”
Syrians raced to newly emptied prisons to reunite with loved ones snatched away by the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad, but their quest sometimes took them to the morgue.
The president-elect faces hard choices about the country’s post-Assad future. His vows not to get involved might be hard to keep.
Around 2,000 people emerged on Sunday from Sednaya, a facility used to detain, torture and kill tens of thousands of prisoners during Syria’s 13-year civil war. These prisoners were released after the Assad regime in Syria fell to conquering rebel...
Amnistía Internacional la describió como un “matadero humano”, donde, según otros grupos de derechos humanos, decenas de miles de personas fueron torturadas y asesinadas durante los 13 años de guerra civil.
The end of al-Assad’s wretched regime unlocks many doors.
The debris of fallen tyrannies like al-Assad’s often carries a lingering fascination.
The rebels who seized Damascus are trying to get a new government up and running, even as foreign powers like Israel and Turkey, and armed Syrian groups, fight for power.
Thousands of Syrians have been traveling to and from the Lebanese border since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Some families hoped to reunite with loved ones, while others are leaving amid an uncertain future.
The televisions may be stripped away now, but a presidential residence still contains many remnants of a brutal reign.
Amnesty International described it as a “human slaughterhouse,” where, other rights groups say, tens of thousands of people were detained, tortured and killed during the 13-year civil war.
Israel capitalized on the power vacuum in Syria to bomb targets across the country, saying it aims to keep weapons away from extremists.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is accused of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in a trial that began four years ago. He has denied the charges.
In a matter of days, Syria’s capital — once the stronghold of Bashar al-Assad’s government — became the epicenter of a new chapter in the country’s history after opposition forces overran the city. Christina Goldbaum, a New York Times corresponden...
Understanding the factors that led to the Syrian regime’s collapse is key to putting the pieces of the country back together.
La caída de Bashar al-Asad evoca recuerdos de levantamientos en Egipto, Libia, Túnez y Yemen, cada uno de los cuales trajo consigo una guerra civil o un régimen autoritario. Los sirios esperan algo mejor.
This time, when Bashar al-Assad started to fall, Russia was not there to catch him.
A visual timeline of the stunning rebel advance in Syria
The fighters shared a desire to topple Bashar al-Assad’s government, but they don’t share much else.
Bashar al-Assad is gone, and Russia and Iran have stepped back. But Israel, Turkey and the United States are carrying out airstrikes.
A day after the regime of President Bashar al-Assad fell, civilians poured into the streets of Damascus, weeping in disbelief. Many sought word of relatives held in a notorious prison on the outskirts of the city.
The officials, Jamil Hassan and Abdul Salam Mahmoud, ran an infamous prison in Damascus and “sought to terrify, intimidate and repress any opposition, or perceived opposition, to the regime,” according to the indictment.
El ejército turco disparó este fin de semana contra las fuerzas kurdas respaldadas por Estados Unidos en el norte de Siria. Los ataques enfrentan a dos miembros de la OTAN.
Reporteros de The New York Times entraron en Siria y encontraron restos del régimen de Bashar al Asad, además de signos de la anarquía que muchos temen pueda apoderarse del país.
Hace solo unas semanas, las naciones árabes se habían esforzado por volver a acoger a Bashar al Asad, dando por sentado que duraría en ese lugar. Estaban muy equivocadas.
The Biden administration is relying on Turkey to convey messages to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which toppled Bashar al-Assad but is designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization.
While a deal was not yet in hand, a crack in the stalemate comes after Israel and Hezbollah reached a truce and President-elect Donald J. Trump ratcheted up the pressure for an agreement.
Rebel forces released many detainees from the notorious Sednaya military prison in Damascus. The government complex has a long history of human rights abuses under the rule of fallen President Bashar al-Assad.
While experts believe that Syria has retained some stocks of chemical weapons, their quantities likely have been depleted and it would be hard for rogue actors to use them.
La capital de Siria cayó en menos de 24 horas y gran parte de lo que sabemos sobre el fin del dominio de Bashar al Asad fue registrado por los teléfonos de la gente.
The quotidian uniforms of Syrian rebels, as they appeared on television, draws a powerful contrast to the image of President Bashar al-Assad.
Only weeks ago, Arab nations had been working hard to bring Bashar al-Assad back into the fold, assuming he was there to last. They were badly mistaken.
The Assad regime ran a network of torture centers that swallowed up tens of thousands of Syrians. Now that the rebels have opened the gates, many see a chance to learn of the detainees’ fates.
Traders appeared to be more concerned about tepid global growth and an oversupply from other producers than about Bashar al-Assad’s ouster.
Bashar Al-Assad’s grip over Syria was visible everywhere in the capital. It was all dismantled in less than 24 hours.
The 13-year conflict in Syria caused one of the “largest displacement crises in the world,” according to the United Nations. Now, an untold number of people are trying to go back.
For Israel’s leaders, Bashar al-Assad’s downfall was made possible by their recent assaults on Hezbollah, Iran and Syria, all of which weakened the Iran-backed axis.
We explain the country’s annus horribilis.
Over the weekend, President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebel forces. What comes next?
Thrilled by the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Syrians took furniture and appliances from his official residence. Some posed for photos.
Reporters for The New York Times entered Syria on Monday, finding remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s oppressive rule.
It is hard not to worry that Syrians’ sense of deep relief today could be followed by a new set of horrors tomorrow.
Bashar al-Assad’s downfall evokes memories of uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen, each of which brought civil war or authoritarian rule. Syrians hope for better.
Rebels supported by Turkish air power fired on a Kurdish-controlled city in northern Syria, pitting proxies of the U.S. and Turkey — NATO allies — against each other.
A reckoning emerged in Iran on Sunday as officials and commentators swiftly moved to distance the government from a tyrant it had supported.
Syrian expatriates and their supporters beat drums and sang revolutionary songs in Arabic at a gathering in Washington Square Park.
Las fuerzas rebeldes sirias han tomado Damasco, la capital del país, en una ofensiva relámpago. El presidente Bashar al Asad ha huido.
Israeli ground forces have overtly crossed into Syrian territory for the first time since the 1973 October War, passing the demilitarized border zone, two Israeli officials said.
The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Russia’s bases in Syria are closed and Iran’s pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation and the bomb.
Muchas personas quieren saber el destino de sus seres queridos que desaparecieron en una prisión militar símbolo de los abusos contra los derechos humanos del gobierno de Asad.
While multiple factors contributed to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, corrosion inside his own military did not help, analysts say.
A dynasty bombed and detained thousands of opponents, building fearsome internal security agencies to quash unrest.
President Biden faces the challenge of deciding how to engage the main armed group that toppled President Bashar al-Assad, even though it remains designated a terrorist organization by the United States.
Thousands who fled during the country’s civil war celebrated the toppling of the Assad government — and their long-awaited return home — at the Syria-Lebanon border crossing.
Predicting Syria’s future is challenging, as the government’s sudden demise took many people who have watched the region for years by surprise.
President Bashar al-Assad had kept opposition forces at bay for a decade with help from Russia and Iran. But rebels struck at a moment of weakness for those countries.