Syrian civil war

Former head of political security in south Syria's Daraa province, Atif Najib attends the first trial session at the Palace of Justice
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Assad himself and his brother, Maher were charged in absentia, along with a number of other former high-ranking security officials

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 April, 2026
Unexploded ordnance can be found all across Syria
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This aerial view shows a destroyed mosque in a neighbourhood devastated by the Syrian civil war, in Daraya, a suburb of Damascus, on 26 December 2024
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Iran has pulled most of its military forces from Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime [Getty]
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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric gestures during an interview with AFP in Geneva
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Anti-regime armed groups seize central Hama, Syria on December 07, 2024. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Al-Jolani is effectively the leader of Syria's rebellion
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A view from frontline as armed groups, opposing the Bashar al-Assad regime, continue their advance while they have captured 20 more settlements in the western province of Hama, Syria
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Anti-regime armed groups clashing with Bashar al-Assad regime forces in Syria start to enter Aleppo city center in Syria
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The Syrian rebel coalition has made rapid gains towards Aleppo and Sarqib
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The Assad regime has been caught by surprise by the size and professionalism of the Syrian rebel offensive
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The Assad regime and Russia frequently targets civil infrastructure in Idlib
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