NPR

Syria marks one year since the fall of the Assad regime

It's been one year since Syria toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. How the nation is marking the anniversary Monday. Today, Syrians are marking the first anniversary of the fall of dictator Bashar ...
NPR

A momentous week as Syria celebrates lifting U.S. sanctions and a year without Assad

DAMASCUS, Syria — As they mark the first anniversary this week of toppling Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syrians are also celebrating another likely milestone. The U.S. is on the verge of removing ...
CNN

A year on from the ousting of Assad, Syrians remember the pain but rejoice at their freedom

“Raise your head up high, you’re a free Syrian” goes the chorus of the Arabic song that has become the unofficial anthem of the new Syria. It’s everywhere in the capital Damascus – blasted out from ...