Now Syria’s long-ruling Baath party is collapsing, too
The party that for decades ruled as part of the Assad dynasty is now being blamed for damaging relations with other Arab ...
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Saddam To Assad, Burying The Ba'ath Party And Its Brutal Slant On Arab Power
The Ba'ath parties in Syria and Iraq share a common origin, dating back to 1947, when Michel Aflaq and Salah al-Din al-Bitar founded the party. The Ba'ath went on to dominate Iraq and Syria for ...
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Syria’s Ba’ath party announces suspension of its work
TASS/. The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which ruled Syria for more than 60 years, announced that it was suspending its activities in the country, now controlled by the armed opposition.
The Times of Israel15h
Post-Assad Syria — A Work In Progress
Syria has been a work in progress, a nation to be rebuilt, since the downfall of its autocratic president, Bashar al-Assad, a ...
Syria’s new information minister promises free press
DAMASCUS – Syria’s Minister of Information in the country’s transitional government told AFP he is working towards a free ...
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The History That Syria’s New Leaders Will Need to Overcome
In 1963, the Ba’ath Party seized power, initiating a 61-year era of military rule. Syria became the ideological heart of Ba’athism, a political ideology that combined elements of secularism ...
Changes to Syria’s school curriculum spark online outrage
Syria’s new government is facing backlash after announcing changes to the school curriculum, including introducing what some ...
Memories Of Ghosts: Standing Up To 'The Beast' Of Syria
The Syrian war is a testament to the people’s resilience in the face of extraordinary challenges, underscoring a failure of ...
AP PHOTOS: Syria’s new security forces conduct sweeps in Homs, looking for ousted Assad’s loyalists
Syria’s new security forces have deployed in tanks in the city of Homs to search for militia members and former soldiers ...
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Rebels raise a new Syrian flag
After the surprise ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following a sweeping campaign by opposition militia, Syrians have raised a new flag to represent the overthrow of nearly six decades ...