Assad, Syria

Clashes between Islamists now in power in Syria and Assad’s supporters kill 6 fighters
A British-based war monitor said clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad’s government have killed six Islamic fighters and wounded others.
Former Assad forces in Syria clash with members of new government
Assad's ousted Syrian regime reportedly clashed with members of HTS, the Islamist group responsible for ending Assad's tenure. Lina Sinjab with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more on the rising tensions.
Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces - authorities
Syria's new rebel-led authorities say supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad have killed 14 interior ministry troops in an "ambush" in the west of the country. They say 10 other troops were wounded in the fighting on Tuesday near the Mediterranean port of Tartous, a stronghold of Assad's minority Alawite Muslim sect.
Ex-Assad Regime Forces Kill 14 as Syria Sees Upsurge in Violence
Forces loyal to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad killed 14 police members and wounded 10 others, according to the caretaker government, as the country experiences its worst violence since the autocrat’s toppling early this month.
Syrian conflict escalates: New authorities clash with Assad loyalists
A military operation against forces loyal to the ousted president Bashar al-Assad has begun in Tartus. This information was reported by the Polish Press Agency, citing reports from the Syrian agency SANA.
Syria’s Alawite Minority, Favored by the Assads, Looks Nervously to the Future
Amid an outcry for justice and accountability and threats online, a once-dominant group is feeling deep anxiety after the ...
Falcon drones, rockets and night-vision snipers: How Syria’s rebels planned for years to oust Assad
Bel Trew speaks to commanders of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group that led the charge to topple Bashar ...
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Assad makes first public statement after Syria ouster. What happens next for him and his wealth?
Assad claimed in the statement Monday that he had no intention of fleeing Syria for Russia and that he wanted to keep ...
How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and ...
Women rally for equal rights in Syria after Assad's fall to Islamists
Thousands of women rallied in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli to demand the new Islamist rulers in Damascus respect ...
Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but ...
Assessing Turkish intentions after Assad's regime fall
BEHIND THE LINES - Ankara appears set on a two-sided strategy to unify Syria under the rule of its Sunni Islamist client ...