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Three Americans died in an attack in central Syria on Saturday, the first U.S. fatalities since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad. U.S. President Donald Trump has promised serious retaliation.

Military parades were organized on Monday in Syria to mark the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad’s fall. Assad fled Syria for Russia a year ago as rebels commanded by Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, seized Damascus and ended his rule, more than 13 years into a war that spiralled out of an uprising against Assad.

In Syria, polls have closed in the country’s first parliamentary elections since dictator Bashar al-Assad was overthrown last year. This is an important test for the country’s new leadership as it tries to move from revolution to governance. As Mike Armstrong explains, there is some skepticism over the unusual voting process.

Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Washington on Monday for his second high-stakes face-to-face meeting with the U.S. President. Pressure is mounting on Carney to find an off-ramp from U.S. tariffs that are hammering Canadian steel, aluminum and auto industries, among others. Protests erupted across the U.S. on Sunday against President Donald Trump’s plans to...

In Syria, more than 200 people have been killed within two days of fighting between the new government’s security forces and gunmen loyal to former leader, Bashar al-Assad. As Jeff Semple reports, the battles threaten to upend Syria’s fragile peace.

Hundreds of Christians protested in the Syrian capital of Damascus after a Christmas tree was set on fire in the city of Hama. Neetu Garcha reports on the demands to protect rights and religious freedoms, and the worries about where the country is heading after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

Bashar al-Assad appears to have issued his first statement since fleeing to Russia. In the letter, Assad asserts he did not intend to leave Syria and claims he was airlifted out by Russian forces. Redmond Shannon reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had not been defeated in Syria and that Moscow had made proposals to the new rulers in Damascus over Russia’s military bases there. Putin said he had not yet met with Bashar al Assad, but planned to meet him and said he would ask about the...

An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run “machinery of death” under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad in which he estimated more than 100,000 people were tortured and murdered since 2013. Speaking after visiting two mass grave sites in the towns of Qutayfah...

In Syria, there are traces of everyday life that are slowly making themselves seen just over a week after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: as church services, deliveries, and other facets of regular life are resuming in the wake of the nation’s political tumult.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fled to Moscow with his family after rebels took the capital Damascus, according to Russian state media. Assad held onto power with the help of allies like Russia, Iran and its proxies, like Hezbollah. The question now is whether rebel forces, which started as an off-shoot of Al-Qaeda, will rule...

The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is on the brink of being overthrown by rebel fighters who are closing in on the capital of Damascus. They have now taken control of two provincial capitals and are amassing in the capital’s suburbs. Vincent McAviney reports.

The first Friday prayers were held in Syria today since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. The country’s interim prime minister praising what he called “the birth of a nation.” But the country’s future is still uncertain and Syrians are figuring out what that means for their own lives. Redmond Shannon explains.

WARNING: This video contains shocking and sensitive content. It is not suitable for all viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. Following a rapid incursion by Syrian rebels, which put a swift end to President Bashar al-Assad’s five-decade-spanning regime, thousands of citizens – many believed to be dead – were freed from Syria’s prison system Sunday.

In Syria, rebel forces appear to have put Bashar al-Assad’s regime on the ropes, in a major shift for the country’s years-long civil war. As they inch closer to the capital, rebels are now on the verge of taking another major city. Vincent McAviney reports.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has tried to stop Syrian rebels for some time now, but continuously failed. A celebration and threat — one insurgent told reporters as the rebels were going to march towards the country’s third largest city, with reports later that they reached it. Global’s Nathaniel Dove looks at how much the...

Syria’s next chapter is deeply uncertain after President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime was toppled. It’s not clear whether the Syrian people will really be free. Redmond Shannon reports on how Israel says it’s taking measures to prevent extremists from getting their hands on Assad’s military hardware.

Syrians continue to celebrate the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad. But many are also learning some of their worst fears came true. Nathaniel Dove tells us about the horrific findings. Please be advised this story contains disturbing images.

The end of former president Bashar al-Assad’s regime is starting to sink in for Syrians, who are as excited as they are uncertain about what comes next for their country. Redmond Shannon looks at the scramble to find people believed to be missing in Syria’s underground prisons, and the country’s immediate future.

More than 14 million people are believed to have fled Syria since the start of its civil war in 2011, including tens of thousands who came to Canada. Heather Yourex-West looks at how Syrian-Canadians are reacting to the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and whether they’re considering moving back.