Thousands of prisoners under Assad have been released – families are searching for relatives among them.
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The global players in Syria before and after Assad
Global powers who have been involved in the 13-year civil war have a vested interest after Assad’s fall.
US gives $20bn to Ukraine funded by seized Russian assets
The move means Russia is being forced to “bear the costs of its illegal war”, the US Treasury said.
Netanyahu rejects ‘absurd’ charges at corruption trial
Netanyahu becomes Israel’s first serving leader to take the stand as a defendant in a criminal case.
Israel confirms attack on Syrian naval fleet
The BBC has verified videos showing blasts in the Syrian port of Latakia, as Israel conducts strikes across Syria.
I hope Assad pays the price, says mother whose son’s death inflamed 2011 Syrian revolution
Hamza al-Khatib, 13, was arrested at a 2011 anti-government rally and tortured – but Assad’s downfall has not brought his family justice.
Watch: Wildfire rages in California’s Malibu Canyon
The blaze has burned more than 300 acres with a “rapid rate of spread”, say authorities.
Israel confirms attack on Syria naval fleets
The BBC has verified videos of blasts in the Syrian port of Latakia.
Bodies showing signs of torture found at Damascus hospital, Syria rebels say
Pictures showed bodies wrapped in blood-stained shrouds piled up inside a morturary at Harasta Hospital near Damascus.
Relatives of missing Syrians ‘suspended between hope and despair’
A woman whose grandfather, father and brothers were detained by the military tells the BBC it is “devastating” that they are still missing.