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A Kremlin source told Russian news media on Sunday, Dec. 8, that al-Assad is in Moscow with his family, having been granted asylum on humanitarian grounds.
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Crowds filled the streets of Damascus and other cities, chanting "God is great" and anti-Assad slogans.
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Sednaya prison is infamously known as a "human slaughterhouse" due to the extensive torture and mass executions that have occurred within its walls.
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After taking over Aleppo, rebel forces advanced into Homs city on Dec. 7, then in the early hours of Dec. 8, they announced they had captured Damascus, Syria’s capital, and overthrown al-Assad.
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The two-minute address was Yoon's first public appearance since he shocked the nation by declaring martial law on the evening of Dec. 3 to eliminate what he said was "anti-state" forces.
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Hama holds both strategic and symbolic significance for the opposition as it was where an estimated at least 10,000 to 40,000 people were killed by the government in 1982.
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77-year-old Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the current Vice President and a prominent figure in Namibian politics since the country gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
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Toomaj Salehi had criticized the Iranian government in his songs and music videos, which went viral.
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In 2016, thousands of Syrians had to leave Aleppo to flee the regime’s brutality.
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Syrian and Russian air forces intensified their bombardments in northern Syria since Nov. 27 when rebel forces launched a surprise offensive.
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In the photo, the woman was also seen holding a sign with a slogan that said, “Woman, Life, Freedom”.
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In a late night address at 11 pm local time, President Yoon Suk Yeol said martial law – temporary rule by the military – was necessary to eliminate "anti-state" forces.