He toppled a dictator and traded fatigues for suits — Syria's new leader tries to reassure the U.S.
Will he walk the walk and not just talk the talk? And if he doesn’t win in the elections, will he peacefully stand aside for ...
US Meets New Syrian Leader Al-Sharaa, Scraps $10 Million Bounty
The US lifted a $10 million bounty on Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa after an American delegation met him in Damascus on Friday, a move it said was needed for Washington to engage with the ...
Bashar al-Assad Exploited Alawites’ Fear
With Assad gone, Syria’s new government has a chance to prove that his rule was not only vicious but built on a lie. The fact ...
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Who Is Asaad al-Shibani, Syria’s New Foreign Minister?
Shibani, who was an active participant in the 2011 Syria uprising, was named as foreign minister in the new transitional ...
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As thousands celebrate al-Assad's fall, Syrian Alawites remain cautious
Al-Sharaa, aka Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, is a Sunni Muslim with past ties to al-Qaeda, and its Syrian satellite, Jabhat ...
Syria’s New Leader Calls on Countries to Drop Terror Designation and Lift Sanctions
Ahmed al-Shara stressed diplomacy in an interview but criticized Israel’s advance into Syrian territory. A statement said to ...
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Who Will Protect Syrian Christians?
"was carried out by rebels from the al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra group, according to a Syrian government official and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an anti-regime group ...
Who is Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, leader of Syrian rebel HTS?
Standing before a cheering crowd in Damascus’ historic Umayyad Mosque, the broad and bearded Abu Mohammad al-Jolani declared ...
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Softer Image?
"In 2011, Baghdadi sent Jolani to Syria with funding to establish al-Nusra Front, a covert faction tied to ISI. By 2012, Nusra had become a prominent Syrian fighting force, hiding its IS and al ...