Assad, Aleppo and Damascus International Airport

Syria: The fall of Assad 'was like a rebirth', say Aleppo residents as they recall the horrors of the regime
Once a vital economic hub and Syria's largest city, Aleppo was ravaged by years of fighting, until government forces, with help from Russia and Iran, finally recaptured the entire city in 2016.
Damascus airport reopens with first flight to Aleppo since Assad’s fall
Damascus airport reopened Wednesday for the first time since the fall of the government of Bashar Assad and the first civilian plane took off from Damascus and landed in the northern city of Aleppo.The airport is currently open only to domestic flights,
Syrian planes take off as Damascus International Airport reopens
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Syria’s Airports Restart Flights for First Time Since Assad Fall
Syria’s main airports resumed operations for the first time following the fall of Bashar Al Assad’s regime, bringing back an element of normalcy to the war-torn country.
Syria: Airports in Aleppo, Damascus to resume international flights in days
The airports in Aleppo and Damascus will resume international flights soon, said an official of Syrian Airlines Wednesday after the Damascus International Airport in Syria's capital reopened for domestic flights on the same day.
First flight leaves Damascus after the fall of the al-Assad regime
The first flight to leave Damascus since the fall of Bashar al-Assad has taken off for Aleppo.
Damascus airport reopens for domestic flights
Follow the latest on Syria Damascus International Airport reopened for domestic flights on Wednesday for the first time since rebels swept into Syria’s capital 10 days ago, toppling the regime of President Bashar Al Assad.
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How Syria’s rebels overcame years of a bloody stalemate to topple Assad
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In Aleppo, Rebels Give a Sense of What May Come in Syria
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Syrian soldiers distance themselves from Assad in return for promised amnesty
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of former Syrian soldiers on Saturday ... who last served in the northern city of ...
War destroyed and divided Aleppo. Can Assad’s fall unite the city?
The battle for Aleppo fractured the city along social and economic lines. Whether people here can live together again will ...
US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says
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After a decade in Turkey, a Syrian refugee rushes to return home, but reality hits
The moment he arrived home to Syria from Turkey, Ahmed al-Kassem held his sister in a tight embrace, tears streaming down ...
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The Path to a Better Syria
After public protests and then rebellion erupted in Syria in 2011, Assad’s regime clung to power through systemic torture and ...
‘I was tortured in Syria for being gay — now I’m terrified what the future will bring’
GEM has also heard the story of a gay man who was deported back into Syria from Turkey five months ago, and was only sent to ...