Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance ...

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Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad has fled his country as rebels marched into the capital city Damascus late Saturday. The brutal leader’s nearly quarter century rule came to a stunning end as thousands ...

Assad playing 'cat and mouse' with chemical weapons watchdog Investigations point to nerve agent sarin and chlorine bombs Security would need to be assured for a new OPCW deployment Special OPCW ...

• Syrians are cheering the fall of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad, as a rebel-linked caretaker prime minister was appointed to oversee the transition of power. Some families are desperately ...

Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country. Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding ...