Ruth Sherlock
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What comes next for Syria after the Assad regime
NPR's Leila Fadel, Jane Arraf, and Ruth Sherlock share their reporting from Syria more than a week after the fall of the Assad regime.
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We head inside a feared intelligence branch after the fall of Assad regime in Syria
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A view of life in Syria's capital following the ouster of longtime dictator
In Damascus, Syria, posters of President Bashar al Assad are still being torn down. Here's what its like in the capital at this pivotal moment in the country's history.
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Missing American is among the thousands released from Syria's notorious prisons
An American was found wandering shoeless on the streets of Syria's capital, Damascus, after being released from one of the notorious Syrian regime prisons.
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Missing American found in Syria wandering bare foot in a Damascus suburb
The American identified himself Travis Timmerman. He says he was held for seven months in Sednaya -- a notorious prison in which thousands of people were arbitrarily detained under the Syrian regime.
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SYRIA'S SEDNAYA PRISON
Under Syria's president, a vast jail complex in the capital Damascus was known as a place where Syrians were disappeared without trial. Now it's crowded with with families searching for loved ones.
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NPR reports from Syria: The atmosphere in Damascus and the horrors of Saydnaya prison
In Syria, people have known that one wrong step could land them in trouble with the government. For the first time in more than half a century, Syrians are experiencing life without that shadow.
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What do Syrians make of all these seismic and rapid-fire events in their country?
Syrians are celebrating the overthrow of longtime President Bashar al-Assad who fled Damascus, and has been given asylum in Russia.
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What does the Syrian rebel takeover mean for the Assad regime?
Syrian rebels have taken two major cities and are closing in on a third. What does all this mean for the Assad regime?
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Syria's president vows to crush rebels who have seized much of Aleppo
Syrian government and Russian planes intensify airstrikes on rebel group who have taken over Syria's second city Aleppo in a lightning assault.