The cities of Homs and Hama, two of Syria's largest by population, were also captured by HTS over the course of the campaign, alongside Idlib, under its control since 2017.

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European countries are suspending asylum applications from Syrian citizens following the capture of Damascus by rebels and President Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Russia after 13 years of civil war.

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Dalia Dassa Kaye, a political scientist at UCLA's Burkle Center, about the consequences of normalizing relations with Syria. Some Arab countries want to do so.

He also urged countries to repatriate citizens detained in northern Syria’s al-Hol camp for wives, widows and children of Islamic State fighters. The camp holds about 50,000 inmates.

Syria War Map Shows Who Controls Country's Regions. Published Dec 09, 2024 at 12:48 PM EST. By . ... As various factions compete for control of the areas surrounding Damascus, ...