NPR

The Damascus airport is slowly reopening — and showing the cracks in the revolution

It's been almost a month since rebels conducted a lightning campaign across Syria, toppling the Assad regime and ending nearly 15 years of war. Now they've got to rebuild the country. To grasp the ...
CNN

The Assad regime ruled Syria for 50 years. Here’s how it fell in less than two weeks

At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red, white, black and green flag flies. On the other side of the Syrian capital, former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s palace burns. An ...
CNN

Syrian rebels claim Damascus ‘liberated’ as Assad regime’s defenses crumble

Syrian rebels have declared the capital Damascus “liberated” after entering the city to scant resistance from regime forces, while claiming President Bashar al-Assad has fled the capital, losing his ...
The New York Times

Clashing Visions of Syria’s Future Play Out in Ancient Alleys of Damascus

Many in the capital worry that the secular freedoms they enjoyed under the Assad regime are under threat from the new Islamist government. By Vivian Yee and Hwaida Saad Photographs by Nanna Heitmann ...