Firing squads and forced death leaps: A tipping point in Syria
Months after the Assad regime’s fall, many have abandoned hope that the brutality may be over.
From The Times
October 23, 2025

When Syrian rebels deposed the dictator Bashar al-Assad last year, many in the country greeted their new rulers with a mix of worry and cautious optimism.

Then a new wave of bloodshed arrived. →

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