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Syrian Rebels Announce Ousting Of President Bashar Al-Assad In Dramatic TV Broadcast
Syrian Rebels Announce Ousting Of President Bashar al-Assad In Dramatic TV Broadcast
The president’s flight ends his family’s 54-year stranglehold on the country which began when his father Hafez al-Assad seized power in a bloodless coup in November 1970. They included outgoing International Documentary Festival Amsterdam head Orwa Nyrabia ( The Return To Homs) and Feras Fayyad ( Last Men In Aleppo, The Cave), who were both imprisoned by the regime for a time, as well as Talal Derki ( The Return to Homs, Of Father and Sons), Ossama Mohammed ( Silvered Water, Syrian Self Portrait) and Soudade Kaadan ( Nezouh). Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group which led the offensive, taking the cities of Aleppo, Homs, Hama and Damascus in a matter of days, has Islamist roots and was once affiliated with al Qaeda under the name of Nusra Front.
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