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A year on from the ousting of Assad, Syrians remember the pain but rejoice at their freedom

Damascus, Syria  —  “Raise your head up high, you’re a free Syrian” goes the chorus of the Arabic song that has become the unofficial anthem of the new Syria. It’s everywhere in the capital Damascus – blasted out from loudspeakers in the markets, chanted at celebrations in the main square and even sung by the …

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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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