Syrians have ransacked a residence belonging to the ousted President Bashar al-Assad, after Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus and declared he had fled the country. Crowds cheered in the streets of Damascus, where celebratory gunfire erupted as five…

For decades, any Syrian daring to broach political topics got used to speaking in hushed tones and with a watchful eye trained for a listener among the crowd. Today, those same cafes are alive and buzzing with the voices of patrons speaking freely about their…

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