Assad, Syria and Damascus

After Ousting Assad, Syrian Rebels Rush to Impose Order in Damascus
Assad collapsed over the weekend without a fight, Damascus slipped into a power vacuum that saw the pillaging of the deposed president’s ornate palace, some government buildings and the homes of high-ranking officials.
Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad’s notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets
Tens of thousands of people held in Syria's notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since the insurgents began their lightning advance across the country that ended with the toppling of President Bashar Assad.
Syrians celebrate in the streets of Damascus after the fall of the Assad regime
NBC News’ Richard Engel reports from Damascus, Syria, where celebrations have broken out following the fall of the regime of Bashar Al-Assad. Questions remain over how rebel factions will begin to self-govern a country that has endured a 13-year civil war.
Road to Damascus Littered With Relics of Fallen Assad Government
Reporters for The New York Times entered Syria on Monday, finding remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s oppressive rule.
Damascus celebrates rebel victory amid uncertain future
Damascus residents are celebrating a rebel victory that quickly swept through Syria, culminating with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow and departure to Moscow over the weekend, ending a half-century of his family’s rule.
The road to Damascus: Syrian exiles return home to celebrate the fall of Assad
FRANCE 24 reporters James André, Julie Dungelhoeff and Sofia Amara crossed into Syria from Lebanon and drove to Damascus just after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. This is what they saw on the way.
'We can breathe easier now,' say Syrians as shops reopen in Damascus
BBC reporters in Syria's capital city describe a sense of euphoria as people return to work three days after the fall of the ...
Syria central bank vaults left unscathed by Damascus looters, sources say
The vaults in Syria's central bank were left unscathed by looters in the turmoil that briefly engulfed the capital Damascus ...
A Surprise Advance to Damascus, Captured on Video
Despite reports that government forces were preparing to defend the capital, the Syrian army was nowhere to be found. One ...
Some normality returns to Damascus after rebel takeover
Some normality is returning to the Syrian capital Damascus after a rebel alliance led by the Islamist militia Hayat Tahrir al ...
Syrian rebels say dozens of tortured bodies were found inside bags at Damascus hospital in ‘horrific sight’
I opened the door of the morgue with my own hands, it was a horrific sight, about 40 bodies were piled up showing signs of gruesome torture,” a witness said.
Turmoil in Damascus, tensions in Doha
A revolution in Syria was buffeted by fast-moving discussions in Qatar, where the broader fallout of the country's civil war ...
Biden praises regime change in Syria after rebels capture Damascus
A coalition of Syrian rebels say they have toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad and captured the Syrian ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Fall of Damascus
A group of people take a family photo while sitting on a couch in a hall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s presidential ...
Syria crisis as it happened - Rebels seek to restore order in Damascus; Large blasts heard in capital
Germany is the EU’s largest host of Syrian refugees, with close to 1mn people who fled the civil war. The toppling of Assad ...