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One year after the fall of al-Assad, a reporter returns to Damascus

Al Jazeera’s Justin Salhani compares Damascus on the day after al-Assad’s fall with one year later.

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

For the first time in 16 years, I took the opportunity to go to Damascus, where I was born but have never lived. I was expecting an emotional reckoning of the weight of reconnecting with a heritage ...

A year after Bashar Assad fled, Syria struggles to heal

Like Marwan, the country is struggling to heal a year after the Assad dynasty’s repressive 50-year reign came to an end ...
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

Inside the Damascus Dossier: From leaked images to verified data

ICIJ and its partners organized and analyzed thousands of chilling photographs to assemble comprehensive victim lists and ...

What Syria Achieved One Year Ago

I still remember the euphoria I felt the morning Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime was toppled, writes Hassan Hassan.