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Syria concludes first election since fall of Assad regime

Ballot boxes have closed across Syria in the country’s first parliamentary elections since the fall of the Assad regime, as counting continued late into Sunday evening in what officials described as a defining step in Syria’s political transition. Election spokesman Nawar Najmeh told Syrian state TV al-Ikhbariya that all polling centers had completed voting, with …

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“My feelings are indescribable”: Syrians in Damascus celebrate collapse of Assad regime

Syrians in the capital city of Damascus are celebrating the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, after rebel forces entered the city with scant resistance from regime forces and declared it liberated. Thousands gathered in cars and on foot in the main square of Damascus to celebrate. Omar Daher, a 29-year-old lawyer, said his feelings were …

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US left facing a difficult situation in Syria as rebels make massive advances against Assad regime

Washington CNN  —  The surprise offensive on Aleppo by Syrian rebel groups has left the US in the difficult position of not fully supporting either side while also maintaining a force posture of nearly 1,000 troops in Syria as part of the ongoing mission to fight ISIS. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, …

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