Syria: Rights probe reveals systematic torture and detention of …
1 day ago · A report from UN human rights investigators for Syria released on Monday has laid bare the systematic use of arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearances by the deposed Assad regime. ... a notorious facility on the outskirts of Damascus where many detainees were tortured and killed. Facebook Twitter Print Email. Syria: Rights probe ...
Damascus | History, Map, Syrian Civil War, Assad regime, …
Jan 17, 2025 · Damascus, city, capital of Syria. Located in the southwestern corner of the country, it has been called the “pearl of the East,” praised for its beauty and lushness; the 10th-century traveler and geographer al-Maqdisī lauded the city as ranking among the four earthly paradises.
Damascus - Wikipedia
Damascus (/ dəˈmæskəs / də-MAS-kəs, UK also / dəˈmɑːskəs / də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشْق, romanized: Dimašq) is the largest city in Syria, the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. [11][12][13] Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām (الشَّام) and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine " (مَدِيْنَةُ...
Syrian rebels appear to have entered Damascus as Assad …
Dec 7, 2024 · Syrian rebels have declared the capital Damascus “liberated” after entering the city to scant resistance from regime forces, while claiming President Bashar al-Assad has fled the capital,...
Assad regime ends in Syria as rebels claim Damascus - NBC News
Angry Syrians stormed the Iranian Embassy in Damascus this morning after Syrian rebels claimed the city and declared an end to the Assad regime.
Photos: See the fall of Damascus after Syrian rebels topple …
Dec 8, 2024 · Assad's downfall came less than two weeks after an initial incursion west of the country's second largest city, Aleppo, triggered a cascading series of routs and retreats by the demoralized...
Damascus - Ancient City, Syria, Oasis | Britannica
Jan 17, 2025 · Damascus was the seat of the sultan’s deputy in Syria, with a miniature court fashioned after that of Cairo. The economy recovered quickly after the Mongol withdrawal in 1260, and it was booming by the beginning of the 14th century, particularly during the governorate of Tankiz (1312–40).
World reacts to Bashar al-Assad’s fall, capture of Syria’s Damascus
Dec 8, 2024 · Syrian opposition fighters have declared that the country has been “liberated” after they stormed the capital and announced that President Bashar al-Assad had fled the capital city to an unknown...
In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Freedoms Off Limits Under al-Assad
Jan 5, 2025 · Across Damascus, as in much of the country, Syrians are reclaiming, and in some cases embracing anew, spaces and freedoms that had been off limits for years under the Assad regime.
How the Rebels in Syria Captured Damascus - The New York Times
Dec 10, 2024 · In just two weeks, rebel forces tore across Syria, shattering the stalemate left by more than a decade of civil war and bringing an end to more than five decades of brutal rule by the Assad...