Post-Assad Syria

Latest news, analysis, commentary on fall of the Assad regime in Syria on 8 December 2024, following the successful Syrian Rebel Offensive

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Syria arrests two Assad-era officers accused of abuses

Syria's government has continued to crack down on Assad-era officials accused of violations against civilians, with the latest being Major General Suhail Abbas.

Nadda
19 August, 2026
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi hold a joint press conference in Damascus, Syria on 18 August 2026. [Getty]
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Nuclear material found at site will remain in Syria: Syrian FM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 August, 2026
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Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syria arrests Assad-era officer who fled Austria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 August, 2026
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Beyond Syria: Russia's role in the Middle East enters a new era

Francesco Salesio Schiavi 
18 August, 2026
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Lebanon to extradite Syrian Assad-era general: judicial official

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 August, 2026
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