Syria puts first Assad-era official on trial in Damascus
Atef Najib, ex-head of political security in Deraa province, is charged with ‘crimes against the Syrian people’.

Atef Najib, ex-head of political security in Deraa province, is charged with ‘crimes against the Syrian people’.








Al Jazeera Arabic investigation obtains recordings of Suheil al-Hassan discussing Israeli support, regrouping efforts.
Jordan’s military said the attacks ‘neutralised arms and drug traffickers’ and destroyed laboratories and factories.
Talks held between top diplomats a day after al-Shaibani discussed military cooperation with Russian President Putin.

Renewed fighting between army and SDF highlights volatility.
Prosecutors accuse the official, named as Fahad A, of torturing dozens of prisoners in jail run by Syrian intelligence.
Authorities have shuttered drug factories that were cash pipeline for former ruler Bashar al-Assad, UN report.
The US has rolled back a series of restrictive economic sanctions put in place during the rule of Bashar al-Assad.

One year after Assad’s fall, Syrians are clinging to fragile hope and rebuilding not just cities, but trust.
Syrians have taken to the streets to celebrate the first anniversary of the removal of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.