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REBELS IN DAMASCUS CLAIM VICTORY; ASSAD HAS LEFT COUNTRY, RUSSIA SAYS

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December 8, 2024 at 12:11 p.m. EST11 min ago
Syrians celebrate on the streets of Damascus
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Syrians celebrated in the streets of Damascus on Dec. 8 after Syrian rebels
pushed into the capital and claimed victory over President Bashar al-Assad’s
regime. (Video: Reuters)
1 min

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime crumbled on Sunday morning after the
armed Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham pushed into Damascus, the capital.
Syria’s prime minister promised to facilitate a transition of power. As people
celebrated on the streets, a rebel leader on Syria’s public broadcaster said
people were “fed up with 50 years of Assad rule,” and the Foreign Ministry
issued a statement heralding a “new page” for the country. Assad’s whereabouts
were unknown. The Foreign Ministry of Russia, a major backer of Syria’s
government during the civil war, said Assad stepped down as president and left
the country after negotiations with rebels, a claim that could not be
independently verified. Western leaders hailed Assad’s fall with caution and
called for regional stability.


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Throngs of Syrians crowded Aleppo’s Saadallah al-Jabiri Square to celebrate
President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster Sunday, as on-the-ground and aerial photos
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Michelle Boorstein

Finding Austin Tice, a U.S. journalist and Washington Post contributor who has
been missing, presumably in Syria, since 2012, is a top rebel priority, said an
advocate who is well connected in Syria.

“All the rebel factions are working really hard … to find Austin Tice and
hopefully bring him home, God willing. He’s a hero,” Mouaz Moustafa, executive
director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, said Sunday on CBS’s “Face The
Nation.” “The Syrians owe him a debt forever.”

Tice’s parents said at a news conference last week that they have reason to
believe their son is alive.


43 min ago



WHAT LED TO SYRIA’S 13-YEAR CIVIL WAR, AND WHY DID FIGHTING SURGE AGAIN?

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Kelly Kasulis Cho
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Kelsey Baker

Since its start in 2011, when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cracked down on
largely peaceful protests, the conflict in Syria has killed hundreds of
thousands of people and displaced around 13 million more, according to the
United Nations. It sucked in world powers, including Russia and the United
States, and carved Syria into different zones of control. The power vacuum left
by the civil war also helped fuel the rise of the Islamic State.

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NETANYAHU INSTRUCTS IDF TO ‘TAKE CONTROL’ OF BUFFER ZONE WITH SYRIA

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Ben Brasch

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he instructed the Israel Defense
Forces to advance into the buffer zone separating Syrian and Israeli territory
in the occupied Golan Heights, justifying the move as necessary to fortify
Israel’s border against potentially hostile elements.

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Michelle Boorstein

Former Trump administration defense secretary Mark T. Esper said his former boss
was “always consistent” about one military goal in the region.

“If there’s one thing that [President-elect Donald Trump] did not want, it was
to get involved in war,” Esper told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday. But “we do have
a lot of interests in the region, in Syria,” where about 900 U.S. troops are
stationed.

Esper cited Russia’s foothold in the Middle East, Iranian proxies and Israeli
goals.

“It’s in our strategic interest to make sure that … whoever comes to power is
going to be not a caliphate, not a theocracy.”


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Cat Zakrzewski

The White House said President Joe Biden was monitoring the situation and
communicating with regional partners. He was scheduled to meet with his national
security team on Sunday to receive an update on Syria.


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Vice President-elect JD Vance reiterated the view of President-elect Donald
Trump on Sunday morning, saying on social media, “this is not our fight and we
should stay out of it.”

He also noted that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has roots in Islamist extremism, though
its leader, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, has in the past rejected calls to join the
Islamic State.

“Many of ‘the rebels’ are a literal offshoot of ISIS,” Vance posted on X. “One
can hope they’ve moderated. Time will tell.”

An earlier version of this post erroneously omitted the word “not” in Vance’s
quote about staying out of the Syrian conflict. The post has been corrected.


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Missy Ryan

Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder said in an emailed statement Sunday that U.S.
officials “continue to monitor the situation in Syria” but that the U.S. troop
deployment in the region — part of an operation to keep the Islamic State from
regaining a foothold — “remains unchanged.”

“As always, we maintain the inherent right of self-defense and will take
necessary steps to protect our service members deployed to the region,” he said.


1 hour ago



VIDEO: GUNFIRE HEARD AFTER SYRIAN REBELS ENTER DAMASCUS

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Gunfire was heard in Damascus after Syrian rebels said they entered the capital
early on Dec. 8. (Video: Reuters)

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Displaced Syrians gathered at the Lebanese-Syrian border crossing in Masnaa to
celebrate the fall President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. (Video: Reuters)

Displaced Syrians gathered at the Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and
Syrian on Sunday to celebrate the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.


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AFTER ASSAD’S FALL IN SYRIA, TRUMP PRESSURES RUSSIA TO END UKRAINE WAR

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Cat Zakrzewski

PARIS — Shortly after the extraordinary fall of Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad’s regime on Sunday morning, President-elect Donald Trump pressured the
autocrat’s chief international backer, Russia, to end its years-long war in
Ukraine.

“Russia and Iran are in a weakened state right now,” Trump posted on his Truth
Social platform. He called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and continued,
“I know Vladimir well. This is his time to act. … The World is waiting!”

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PHOTOS SHOW PEOPLE RANSACKING ASSAD’S PRIVATE HOME IN DAMASCUS

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Sandra Stevenson
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Ben Brasch

The apparent departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has led to people
ransacking his home and office, according to photos from Damascus.

Assad ruled the country for nearly a quarter-century, and his family has been in
power since the 1970s. Photos from Saturday showed people pilfering his home,
including one picture of a man removing a chandelier.






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EUROPEAN OFFICIALS LAUD FALL OF ASSAD REGIME, CALL FOR STABILITY IN SYRIA

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European leaders celebrated the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s
regime Sunday and called for stability, peace and rebuilding in the country.

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Ben Brasch

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it expects friendly relations with Syria to
continue.

“Achieving this [security and stability in Syria] requires an immediate end to
military conflicts, preventing terrorist acts, and initiating national dialogue
with the participation of all segments of Syrian society to form an inclusive
government that represents all Syrians,” according to a statement.


8:51 a.m. EST



RUSSIA SAYS ASSAD LEFT SYRIA AFTER NEGOTIATIONS, AGREED TO POWER TRANSFER

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Annabelle Timsit

Russia said Sunday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fled his country
after negotiations with combatants in the civil war.

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ARAB COUNTRIES PROCESS NEWS OF ASSAD’S FALL

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CAIRO — Arab states were slow to issue responses Sunday as the region processed
news of the stunning fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after a lightning
rebel advance on Damascus overnight.

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Isabelle Khurshudyan

Reacting to Bashar al-Assad’s fall Sunday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii
Sybiha said: “This is how it has always been and will always be for dictators
who bet on Putin. He always betrays those who rely on him.” Similarly, Sybiha’s
predecessor, Dmytro Kuleba, tweeted that Russian President Vladimir Putin “has
thrown Assad under the bus to prolong his war in Ukraine.” Moscow had been one
of Assad’s biggest backers in Syria’s civil war, launching airstrikes on rebel
positions and civilian infrastructure. Kuleba said Putin’s “resources are
scarce, and he is not as strong as he pretends” after devoting most of his
military power to the invasion of Ukraine.


7:36 a.m. EST



VIDEO: SYRIANS CELEBRATE IN BORDER TOWN OF QAMISHLI

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People celebrate in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on the Syria–Turkey
border, after President Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell to rebels on Dec. 8.
(Video: Reuters)

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Mohamad El Chamaa
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Leo Sands

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the armed Islamist faction that entered Damascus on Sunday
morning, announced a curfew in the Syrian capital from 4 p.m. until 5 a.m.
Monday following reports of looting as the rule of Bashar al-Assad ended after
24 years.


6:56 a.m. EST

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Reporting from Beirut

The Lebanese army said it deployed reinforcements to its northern and eastern
borders with Syria. Bachir Khodr, governor of the Baalbek-Hermel region, claimed
that “thousands” of Syrians and Lebanese had crossed the border from Syria,
while pro-Hezbollah social media groups shared requests for people to open their
doors. The Iranian-backed militant group, which had backed the Assad regime,
organized accommodation for some of its supporters inside Syria while its war
with Israel raged in Lebanon.


6:24 a.m. EST



TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER HAILS FALL OF ASSAD REGIME: ‘TODAY, THERE IS HOPE’

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Kareem Fahim

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, speaking at a diplomatic forum in Doha,
Qatar, said Sunday that “as of this morning, Syria has reached a stage where the
Syrian people will shape the future of their own country. Today, there is hope.”

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Annabelle Timsit

“Multiple actors” in the Syrian civil war have “a terrible track record” on
human rights, including Bashar al-Assad’s government, Russia, Iran and the
Islamic State terrorist group, Daniel B. Shapiro, the U.S. deputy assistant
secretary of defense for the Middle East, said Sunday, according to the
Associated Press. He urged all parties “to protect civilians” and said if the
fall of Assad’s regime is confirmed, “no one should shed any tears.”


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Annabelle Timsit

“A new page is being written in the history of Syria,” the country’s Foreign
Ministry said in a statement Sunday. The ministry and its diplomatic missions
around the world will “remain committed to serving all fellow citizens and
managing their affairs,” the statement said, asserting that the future of Syria
will be one in which “justice and equality prevail.”


5:06 a.m. EST



SYRIAN PRIME MINISTER PROMISES TO FACILITATE TRANSITION OF POWER

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Leo Sands
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Heba Farouk Mahfouz

Syria’s prime minister said Sunday morning he would facilitate the nation’s
transition of power, adding that he was last in contact with Syria’s toppled
ruler, Bashar al-Assad, on Saturday evening.

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Annabelle Timsit

A United Nations official said a “dark chapter” has ended for Syria with the
advance of rebel forces into Damascus and the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
“Today marks a watershed moment in Syria’s history—a nation that has endured
nearly 14 years of relentless suffering and unspeakable loss,” Geir Pedersen,
the U.N. special envoy for Syria, said in a statement.


4:16 a.m. EST



WHO IS ABU MOHAMMED AL-JOLANI, THE ISLAMIST REBEL LEADING THE SYRIAN ADVANCE?

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Adam Taylor

Amid a rebel offensive that stunned the Syrian regime, the 42-year-old man
leading it made a surprising strategic decision: He used his real name.

In an official message Thursday after its fighters entered Hama, the Hayat
Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Islamist militant group shared a message that was signed
Ahmed al-Sharaa — the birth name of a rebel leader better known by his nom de
guerre, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani.

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Leo Sands
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Heba Farouk Mahfouz

Syrian state television celebrated the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s
government on Sunday, hailing an end to over 50 years of his family’s rule as
rebels advanced into the capital. “The great Syrian revolution has succeeded,
and the criminal regime of Assad has fallen,” Al Soreyah reported.


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Kareem Fahim

Mazloum Abdi, commander in chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led
alliance, said in a statement that “we are living through historic moments as we
witness the fall of the authoritarian regime in Damascus. This change presents
an opportunity to build a new Syria based on democracy and justice that
guarantees the rights of all Syrians.”


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Niha Masih
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Alon Rom

Israel said Sunday morning that it is deploying personnel to the buffer zone
between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights region for its defense, in light
of the events in Syria. The Israel Defense Forces added that it is not
interfering in the situation unfolding in Syria.


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VIDEO: MAN TEARS DOWN IMAGE OF SLAIN HEZBOLLAH LEADER AT IRANIAN EMBASSY IN
DAMASCUS

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On Dec. 8, after rebels entered Damascus, Syrians tore down an image of slain
Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah outside the Iranian embassy. (Video: Obtaind by
The Post/TWP)

A video obtained by The Washington Post shows a man at the Iranian Embassy in
Damascus tearing a large poster of slain Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah and
Iran’s military commander Qasem Soleimani, after news of rebel forces entering
the capital spread. Iran, along with Russia, has been the principal backer of
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

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PHOTOS: DAMASCUS RESIDENTS CELEBRATE INSURGENT GROUP’S ARRIVAL

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Kelly Kasulis Cho

Some residents of Damascus cheered, pumped their fists into the air and waved
weapons in an apparent celebration of Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir
al-Sham’s announcement Sunday that its forces had entered the capital city.

The insurgent group said it’s searching for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,
who has managed to hold onto his authority throughout the country’s 13-year
civil war. HTS has a stated goal of overthrowing Assad’s government.

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THE SHOCKING SPEED OF SYRIA’S REBEL ADVANCE AGAINST ASSAD: A VISUAL TIMELINE

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Cate Brown
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Meg Kelly
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His poster once loomed over almost every corner. Family statues stood over busy
streets.

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CELEBRATIONS ERUPT ACROSS DAMASCUS

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Meg Kelly
Residents jump out of cars in Damascus to celebrate the arrival of rebel forces
in video published to social media in the early hours of Dec. 8. (Video: X)

In the early hours of Sunday morning, Damascus residents jumped out of their
cars and streamed to historic Umayyad Square, according to video published to
social media and verified by The Washington Post. Men gathered around an armored
vehicle and climbed on top of it as people played music. Nearly everyone on the
scene filmed the historic moment on a cellphone.

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Niha Masih

President Biden and his team are closely monitoring the unfolding situation in
Syria and remain in touch with regional partners, U.S. National Security Council
spokesman Sean Savett said on X, describing them as “extraordinary events.”


11:16 p.m. EST



SYRIAN PRIME MINISTER PLEDGES COOPERATION WITH REBELS

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Mohamad El Chamaa
and 
Kareem Fahim

In a video released online, Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali
appeared to strike a conciliatory tone and promised cooperation. “We extend our
hand even to the opposition who extended their hand and confirmed that they will
not harm any person who belongs to the Syrian homeland,” he said.

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WHAT IS HAYAT TAHRIR AL-SHAM?

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Leo Sands
and 
Kelly Kasulis Cho

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham — the Islamist militant group that claimed to have breached
Damascus early Sunday in search of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad — has been
leading an assault against Syrian government forces in recent weeks, reigniting
a civil war that had largely ground to a halt.

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Kareem Fahim

Syria’s state-run news network continued to broadcast early Sunday morning,
although it was not clear if the programming was live. A military analyst was
interviewed about the rebel offensive, and news programs broadcast reports about
the Russia’s war in Ukraine as well the Israeli military offensive in Gaza.
Station breaks showed scenes of cultural heritage from around Syria.


9:51 p.m. EST



SWEEPING SYRIAN REBEL ADVANCE RESURRECTS U.S. FEARS OF ISLAMIST TAKEOVER

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Joby Warrick
and 
Ellen Nakashima

When a patchwork of rebel armies threatened Syria’s capital a decade ago,
governments from Washington to the Middle East were forced to confront a jarring
possibility: A collapse of Syria’s brutal autocracy might lead to the rise of
something even worse.

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MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

The Israel-Gaza war has gone on for over a year, and tensions have spilled into
the surrounding Middle East region.



The war: On Oct. 7, Hamas militants launched an unprecedented cross-border
attack on Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking civilian hostages. We’re
tracking how many hostages remain in Gaza. Israel declared war on Hamas in
response, launching a ground invasion that fueled the biggest displacement in
the region since Israel’s creation in 1948. In July 2024, Hamas leader Ismail
Haniyeh was killed in an attack Hamas has blamed on Israel.

Cease-fire: Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah agreed to a cease-fire deal in
November 2024, bringing a tenuous halt to more than a year of hostilities.
Here’s what to know about the deal’s terms and how it will be enforced.

Hezbollah: Hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, a militant organization
backed by Iran, have escalated over the past year, leading to an Israeli
invasion of southern Lebanon. Israel’s airstrikes into Lebanon have grown more
intense and deadly, killing over 1,400 people including Hasan Nasrallah,
Hezbollah’s longtime leader. The Israel-Lebanon border has a history of violence
that dates back to Israel’s founding.

Gaza crisis: In the Gaza Strip, Israel has waged one of this century’s most
destructive wars, killing tens of thousands and plunging at least half of the
population into “famine-like conditions.” For months, Israel has resisted
pressure from Western allies to allow more humanitarian aid into the enclave.

U.S. involvement: Despite tensions between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu and some U.S. politicians, including President Biden, the United
States supports Israel with weapons, funds aid packages, and has vetoed or
abstained from the United Nations’ cease-fire resolutions.



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