Prisoner CNN helped free from Syrian prison was actually notorious Assad regime torturer: report

The prisoner CNN helped free from a secret facility in Syria was actually a notorious member of Bashar al-Assad’s forces known to torture those who refused to pay him off, according to a shocking local fact check.

CNN looks back on interview with Syrian leader one year on

CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh reflects on CNN’s exclusive interview with Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, then the militant leader of the Syrian group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Shortly afterward, he became the Syri
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Israeli strikes left Syria ‘stunned’ and makes normalization ‘difficult,’ Syrian foreign minister says

(CNN) — Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani told CNN Israeli strikes on Syria after the fall of the Assad regime “stunned” his country making discussions about normalization “difficult.” (CNN) — Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani ...

All the clues that Syrian prisoner CNN helped free was hidden Assad regime torturer

The prisoner CNN escorted out of jail after he was freed by Syrian rebels was actually a notorious member of ousted President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, who tricked the outlet and rebels into helping him,

Syrian president says Israel is ‘fighting ghosts’ and must abide by deconfliction accord

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has accused Israel of exporting crises to other countries and “fighting ghosts,” amid persistent incursions and air strikes by Israeli forces into southern Syria.
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Syria orders women to cover up on beaches with conservative new dress code

(CNN) — Syria issued a conservative new dress code Tuesday requiring women to wear burkinis or full-body swimwear on all public beaches, the latest cultural shift since Islamist-led rebels toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime last December.

A CNN team rescued a ‘prisoner’ from Syrian jail. Now, the outlet admits he was an Assad torturer

A CNN team rescued a ‘prisoner’ from Syrian jail. Now, the outlet admits he was an Assad torturer - After a fact-checking group in Syria concluded that a man found in an abandoned Syrian prison was actually an Assad officer who took part in tortures,

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 I’ve been severed from for so long.
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Syria’s al-Sharaa promises peace and unity in face of Israeli aggression

Syrian president accuses Israel of fabricating threats to justify militarism and divert attention from Gaza massacres.
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An American journalist vanished in Syria 13 years ago. His mother never stopped searching for him

(CNN) — “This is either gonna be wildly successful or a complete disaster,” Austin Tice wrote in May 2012, on the eve of a dangerous journey to bear witness to history. “Here goes nothing.” (CNN) — “This is either gonna be wildly successful ...
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