Tulsi Gabbard defends ‘good judgment’ on Bashar al-Assad meeting, refuses to call Edward Snowden ‘traitor’ during hearing before skeptical GOPers
Aspiring spy boss Tulsi Gabbard defended most of her controversial foreign policy takes during a lively Senate hearing ...
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Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President
Hassan Abdel Ghani, also declared that the Constitution had been nullified and the legislature and army formed under the country’s deposed dictator, Bashar al-Assad, were dissolved, according to ...
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Gabbard sheds light on Assad visit, expresses shock intelligence community showed no interest at the time
Director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard shed further light on her 2017 meeting with then-Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, a trip that has come under the microscope since President ...
Tulsi Gabbard’s Secret Bashar al-Assad Meetings, Explained
Donald Trump’s pick to oversee 18 intelligence agencies with a $100 billion spy budget is facing renewed scrutiny over an unannounced trip to Syria in 2017 where she met with the now-deposed dictator ...
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Once off-limits to Syrians, Assad's former summer residence now attracts tourists
QARDAHA, LATAKIA, Syria — There is a long, winding road leading to what was once the family home of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad just outside Latakia on Syria's Mediterranean coast.
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What We Know About Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s Interim President
The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period. By Euan Ward Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon Ahmed ...
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Syria’s new leaders using Islamic law to rebuild Assad’s police
Half of the roughly 20 stations have reopened since the ousting of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, each staffed by around 10 officers. REUTERS More than 200,000 people have registered to join a new ...
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Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president
Damascus, Syria — The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad ... adopted under Assad, saying a new charter would be drafted soon. The appointment of Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was once ...
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Leader of rebels who toppled Syria’s Assad is named country’s interim president
The rebels who toppled Syrian dictator Bashar Assad trace their roots to Al Qaeda and Islamic State. They say they’ve changed. Dec. 8, 2024 Western nations, although they have moved to restore ...