Syrian refugees express rising intent to return as new leadership emerges after Assad's fall.
The Obama administration’s decisions left a significantly more fragmented and futile world than the one he inherited.
Syrian detainees return home, but many remain missing or presumed dead amid grim discoveries in Sednaya Prison.
Corpses were also transported to sites by the Damascus municipal funeral office whose personnel helped unload them from refrigerated tractor-trailers.
Rebels launched their offensive on November 27, the same day the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire went into effect.
Assad fled Damascus without telling any advisors out of fear that they would betray him.
The Syrian civil war highlights shifting alliances, Turkey's ascendance, and enduring threats from Iran and jihadists.
Guterres calls for calm during political transition as UN envoy Pedersen describes potential "turning point" after 14 years of conflict.
Syrian voices discuss Assad’s fall, impacts on Iran, minorities, opposition unity, and future alliances.
All across Syria, families wept as they were reunited with children, siblings, spouses, and parents who vanished years ago into the impregnable gulag of the Assad dynasty's five-decade rule.