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The exterior of the federal courthouse is seen March 27, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)

Former Syrian official convicted of torture under Assad faces sentencing in the U.S.

By Christopher Weber and Sudhin Thanawala - Associated Press

International Atomic Energy Agency's director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi, left, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani attend a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Assad-era Syrian reactor was configured for nuclear weapons, IAEA chief says

By Stephanie Liechtenstein - Associated Press

Syria's former grand mufti under ousted President Bashar Assad, Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun, stands as a court sentences him to life in prison at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Assad-era’s grand mufti sentenced to life in prison by court in Damascus

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A funeral procession for Mohammad Ghamira, a former White Helmets volunteer who died shortly after his release from jail, travels through the countryside near the village of al-Haffa, in Latakia province, Syria, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo)

A detainee’s death revives Syria’s memories of torture and abuse in prisons

By Ghaith Alsayed and Abby Sewell - Associated Press

In this Dec. 9, 2010, file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris for his meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)

Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia

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A Russian helicopter flies over the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, on Monday, Dec.16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Syria agrees deal with Russia over future use of 2 key Mediterranean bases

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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, welcomes United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

The U.N. chief on a visit to Damascus urges the international community to support Syrian people

By Ghaith Alsayed - Associated Press

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa walks through the chamber after addressing the inaugural session of Syria's newly formed People's Assembly, the first since the fall of President Bashar Assad's government, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syria’s new parliament holds first session since Assad’s ouster

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Syrian security personnel inspect a burned vehicles near the Four Seasons Hotel after two explosions rocked the area earlier while Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa was meeting French President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian and French presidents agree to reappoint ambassadors after more than a decade

By Omar Albam, Ghaith Alsayed and Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

Blankets used by prisoners as mattresses are seen at a detention facility run by military intelligence during former Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Syrian sentenced to 26 years in prison by Dutch court for crimes against humanity

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

FILE - An aerial view of a mass grave where are buried those who were killed by the sarin struck during a 2013 chemical weapons attack that was blamed on then President Bashar Assad's forces, in Zamalka neighbourhood, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, file)

Watchdog says dozens of Assad-era chemical weapons found in Syria in recent weeks

By Molly Quell - Associated Press

Syrian children walk along a dirt path at the edge of al-Karama camp, built from scratch with light-brick structures covered with fabric and housing internally displaced Syrians near the village of Atmeh, Idlib province, Syria, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Cash-strapped Syrians living in tent settlements struggle to return home after Assad’s fall

By Omar Albam - Associated Press

A voter casts a ballot during follow-up parliamentary elections in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Syria holds legislative elections in Kurdish-majority northeast

By Hogir Al Abdo and Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

Atef Najib, former head of the Political Security Branch in the Daraa area during Bashar Assad's rule, sits in the defendants' cage during a trial session at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus

By Ghaith Alsayed - Associated Press

Protesters and relatives of victims of the killings known as the Tadamon massacre gather to demand the execution of Amjad Yousef, a former intelligence officer allegedly linked to the killings, after the Interior Ministry announced his arrest, in the Tadamon neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian authorities arrest ex-intelligence officer tied to a leaked video of a massacre

By Ghaith Alsayed - Associated Press

FILE -A boy steps over pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his late father, Hafez Assad, right, Salamiyah, east of Hama, Syria, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

Trial of Syrian man accused of torture during Syria’s civil war begins in the Netherlands

By Molly Quell - Associated Press

FILE - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, arrive at a ceremony following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russia sits back as the Iran war escalates, expecting long-term gains

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

A visitor looks through a book at a stall selling Islamic titles during the 57th Damascus International Book Fair in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, the first edition since the collapse of the Assad regime. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

The Damascus book fair draws crowds, with censorship eased in post-Assad Syria

By Omar Sanadiki and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Security members carry belongings as they leave the damaged Syrian Defense Ministry building allegedly hit by several Israeli airstrikes, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Trump pressures Netanyahu on Syria as Israeli actions threaten fragile stability

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Ahmed Qwaidar and Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, greets people as he attends celebrations marking the first anniversary of the ousting of former President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) I

Syria welcomes the permanent repeal of sweeping U.S. sanctions

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