Syria’s government has ordered soldiers to guard a mass grave created to conceal atrocities under Bashar Assad and has opened a criminal investigation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/world/syria-mass-grave-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #syria #basharassad #syriancivilwar #damascus #middleeast
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa vowed to usher in an era of justice and coexistence a year after the overthrow of former leader Bashar Assad as tens of thousands took to the streets to mark the anniversary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/world/politics/syria-one-year-assad-ousting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syria #ahmadalsharaa #basharassad #syriancivilwar #middleeast
Days before Bashar Assad was ousted as Syrian president, Iranian forces and diplomats supporting him abandoned the longtime ruler as city after city fell to a lightning rebel offensive last December, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/world/politics/iran-syria-assad-abandoned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #syria #middleeast #basharassad #syriancivilwar
Votes have been cast in Syria for a transitional parliament in a process criticized as undemocratic, with new lawmakers being selected by local committees or appointed directly by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/world/politics/syria-parliament-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #syriancivilwar #ahmedalsharaa #syria
