Assad's regime, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr travelled to Syria to interview rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed

Those who have fled their home country of Syria to settle in Britain reflect on the aftermath of the events of the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Every day as he arrived at work at a smelting plant in north-eastern Aleppo’s industrial area, Ammar’s work clothes would be searched by soldiers from the 4th Division, the elite Syrian army unit controlled by Maher Al Assad,

Bishop Hanna Jallouf says meeting with Ahmed Al-Sharaa 'full of great affection,' expresses optimism about country's future - Anadolu Ajansı

International flights in and out of Syria’s main airport in Damascus will resume next week after being halted since rebels overthrew the former regime last month.

The fields along Syria’s Mediterranean coast once produced wheat, tomatoes and olives to feed the country. They were a stronghold of support for Mr Assad. Alawites make up about 10% of Syria’s population but predominated in his regime and that of his father,

Trees and flowers have also been planted in parks, bringing new life to a war-weary city. Officials and locals, including Orthodox Christians as well as Muslims, have all joined in. The civil war in Syria left its deepest scars in Aleppo. Many parts of it were bombed, much of it by Russian warplanes, which resulted in massive destruction.

Images taken just after the precipitous end of the civil war reveal a secret legacy that is just becoming visible.

A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups, which has intensified in the weeks since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in a lightning offensive.

Mouaz Moustafa says Gabbard’s response to Assad’s atrocities is a worrisome sign of how she’d serve as director of national intelligence.

However, the fate of the Syrian National Army (SNA), which includes Turkmen groups and is supported by Türkiye, remains uncertain. If Turkmen groups, like other armed groups, dissolve themselves and take part in the new Syrian Ministry of Defense, it may be possible for them to assume high-level positions in the army with Türkiye's initiative.