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One year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) publishes the profiles of the media professionals who disappeared or were taken hostage under his rule and who ...

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Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is living in near-isolation in Russia, sidelined by President Vladimir Putin, one year after fleeing Syria following the collapse of his rule, according to a ...

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ALEPPO, SYRIA — Early Monday morning in Aleppo, soldiers lined the streets near the old city walls, standing in loose formation beside battered buildings as men gathered quietly around them. Almost no ...