Syrians mark 14th anniversary of civil war uprising by celebrating the ouster of Bashar Assad

From the fall of the dictatorship to a new era for Syria. Here are the most important events since President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, 100 days ago.

The missing children of Syria: Hidden in orphanages under Assad, where are they now?

In the fall of 2018, Syrian security forces dragged a mother and her 2-year-old daughter, Hiba, from their home and detained them.The mother, Sukayna Jebawi, says that they were taken hostage to pressure her husband’s brothers to surrender to government forces. The brothers were part of an unprecedented uprising against the regime of Bashar al-Assad that erupted in 2011.But this strategy of detaining family members of rebels created a new proble…

Syrians go out into the streets of Damascus, Aleppo and Idlib to call for an end to the division and claim the victims of the regime’s violence: “We are the ones who create the future. Let’s make it more beautiful than the past.” Hundreds of dead in clashes between the new Syrian authorities and militia loyal to Al Asad’s ex-regime Two noisy helicopters fly over, a few meters from the protesters, the square of the Omeyas, in the center of Damasc…

They both fled from the war in their homeland, got to know each other in Germany and have lived in Siegburg for nine years. Now Dorse Mamo and Abdulrahman Khalil have received German citizenship. What do they particularly like about the district city?

What’s Next for Syria?

Claims of genocide underscore the country’s uncertain future.

SYRIANS CELEBRATE 14TH ANNIVERSARY OF CIVIL WAR'S START

A Syrian army helicopter drops flowers and confetti Saturday on demonstrators in Umayyad Square, Damascus, Syria, marking the 14th anniversary of the start of the uprising against Bashar Assad's regime. Thousands of Syrians poured into the streets and public squares…