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24/12/2024
Hundreds of Christians protest in Syrian capital after Christmas tree burned
Middle East
17/12/2024
UN envoy to Syria warns ‘conflict has not ended yet’
Middle East
14/12/2024
Fears mount for Syria’s minorities as video emerges showing rebel fighters executing suspects
11/12/2024
Who are the main rebel factions operating in Syria?
Middle East
10/12/2024
Syria: Mohammed al-Bashir becomes caretaker prime minister
Middle East
10/12/2024
Israel airstrikes target over 250 strategic sites in Syria
Middle East
10/12/2024
Rebel-backed figure takes charge as Syria's interim prime minister
Middle East
10/12/2024
Syrian Oscar-nominated filmmaker who survived civil war, Waad al-Kateab, speaks to FRANCE 24
Middle East
10/12/2024
UN urges patience as several EU countries suspend Syrian asylum bids
Middle East
10/12/2024
Syria rebels name Mohammed al-Bashir head of transitional government
Middle East
10/12/2024
Syrian refugees gather on Turkish border, desperate to return home
Middle East
10/12/2024
European countries put Syrian asylum bids on hold after Assad's fall
Middle East
10/12/2024
Power vacuum in Syria: key players jockey for influence
Middle East
10/12/2024
Syria begins transfer of power, Assad's prime minister hands reins to rebel leaders
Middle East
10/12/2024
The road to Damascus: Syrian exiles return home to celebrate the fall of Assad
Middle East
09/12/2024
European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad's fall
09/12/2024
Turkish-backed forces launch offensive in a Kurdish-held area of Northern Syria
Middle East
09/12/2024
Russia says will discuss status of its Syria bases with new authorities
Middle East
09/12/2024
'At the border with Lebanon, there are more people fleeing Syria' than the opposite
Middle East
09/12/2024
Syria: the role of foreign fighters in the latest battles
Middle East
09/12/2024
Israel says conducted airstrikes on 'chemical weapons' in Syria
Middle East
09/12/2024
Iran and Russia, the two big losers following Assad's ouster from Syria
Middle East
09/12/2024
Hundreds of Syrians line up at Turkish border crossing, awaiting return home
Middle East
09/12/2024
With Assad gone, new era starts in Syria as the world watches
Middle East
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![Christian worshippers stage a demonstration in the Mariamite Church in Damascus early on December 24, 2024.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/d853248c-c1ca-11ef-923b-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"6ba06baf04981965c4d39969d9cc8050f446e76fb7ef37890764665dd2a3dc42","title":"Hundreds%20of%20Christians%20protest%20after%20Christmas%20tree%20burned","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/000_36RD9AH.webp)
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![Syria: Mohammed al-Bashir becomes caretaker prime minister](https://s.france24.com/media/display/a3b08762-b714-11ef-a80d-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"6c712362a00e73bf49ca9e33c4d73b044382f32bd9426e2e45fd631bdb6b30cf","title":"Mohammed%20al-Bashir%20becomes%20caretaker%20prime%20minister","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241210_170321_170727_CS.webp)
![Israel airstrikes target over 250 strategic sites in Syria](https://s.france24.com/media/display/32c79614-b712-11ef-9cb9-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"cc99f18f66e80faf4cc44b0a2f38a37a4dc61627a178905f4879c10f3a56a4b2","title":"Israel%20targets%20over%250A250%20strategic%20sites","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241210_170749_171000_CS.webp)
![Rebel-backed figure takes charge as Syria's interim prime minister](https://s.france24.com/media/display/09359e32-b711-11ef-86c6-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"dc6e82d4c8b5562f4cf85a3b01f55dc54bc035bed3ffc3083df20fa978ac3606","title":"Rebel-backed%20figure%20takes%20charge%20as%20interim%20prime%20minister","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241210_170121_170320_CS.webp)
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![UN urges patience as several EU countries suspend Syrian asylum bids](https://s.france24.com/media/display/8ea4822c-b702-11ef-8fde-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"255779bf339e20702e9abff5c40a463475a69742e10861f2ccfab2dd41e7d8b0","title":"UN%20urges%20patience%20in%250Asuspending%20asylum%20bids","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241210_151509_151654_CS.webp)
![Mohamed al Bachir, président du "gouvernement de salutsyrien", l'exécutif proclamé à Idlib par le groupe djihadisteHayat Tahrir al Cham (HTC), le 28 novembre 2024.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/615c5bea-b6f4-11ef-8c9f-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"5098d4b1fca27aef9c59bd45431125f17ee628344baee9a933c038be101770c4","title":"Rebels%20name%20Mohammed%20al-Bashir%20head%20of%20government","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/000_36PY9T8.webp)
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![European countries put Syrian asylum bids on hold after Assad's fall](https://s.france24.com/media/display/9d7fd884-b6e2-11ef-9b68-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"EUROPE","hash":"34e5f669c41fe468762d6b8ae4dfba3031aaafded64838c2329e613f3e3d990e","title":"Syrian%20asylum%20bids%20on%20hold%20after%20Assad's%20fall","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241210_080725_081139_CS.webp)
![Power vacuum in Syria: key players jockey for influence](https://s.france24.com/media/display/c004c41c-b6df-11ef-ac62-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"ba874bea95c404375230248b7a0f6c866f49b67d2942a66982c3ad88eb65bfd1","title":"Key%20players%20jockey%250Afor%20influence","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241210_100911_101645_CS.webp)
![Syria begins transfer of power, Assad's prime minister hands reins to rebel leaders](https://s.france24.com/media/display/f8027158-b6de-11ef-9ff0-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"f87a208682b8868d0f7420ced90b9e472ec1aca898b2fa90515a0fa41ac0d857","title":"Assad's%20prime%20minister%20hands%20reins%20to%20rebel%20leaders","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241210_100131_100325_CS.webp)
![The road to Damascus: Syrian exiles return home to celebrate the fall of Assad](https://s.france24.com/media/display/0a938faa-b6da-11ef-9ec3-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"3af4be18cf3544eec86e34d70583db7dd3d1429d73d9f25164a7a4c1adc487f8","title":"Assad%20toppled%3A%20the%20road%20to%20Damascus","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241210_100341_100652_CS.webp)
![European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad's fall](https://s.france24.com/media/display/5680ee1c-b662-11ef-b69a-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FALL%20OF%20ASSAD%20REGIME","hash":"4a49f7e138d1ab36525f61f66e72748612cff543a34e34f8324f1a747e5e1194","title":"European%20countries%20suspend%20asylum%20requests%20processing","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241209_201236_201500_CS.webp)
![Turkish-backed forces launch offensive in a Kurdish-held area of Northern Syria](https://s.france24.com/media/display/a389f160-b651-11ef-9011-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"6a7282b50bf23840b81339e9a184ab2cfa5386ff9169d5f68f28b19eaf9b8eec","title":"Turkish-backed%20forces%20launch%20offensive","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241209_180348_180724_CS.webp)
![Russia says will discuss status of its Syria bases with new authorities](https://s.france24.com/media/display/67537b66-b64d-11ef-88be-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"4fb8d2e633a40d4f385be8e1197129a12080c5858f5a6f0116281b95fab9295c","title":"Russia%20says%20will%20discuss%20status%20of%20its%20bases%20with%20new%20authorities","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241209_170818_171010_CS.webp)
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