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South Korean president banned from travel as political paralysis worsens

Washington Post Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote, but his presidency is in a “vegetative” state, analysts say, with government and military officials eroding his authority. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/09/south-korea-president-yoon-travel-ban/

Live updates: U.S. hopes for peaceful transition of power in Syria after Assad’s ouster

Washington Post President Joe Biden described it as a “moment of historic opportunity” for embattled Syrians. But he added that it was also “a moment of risk and uncertainty.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/09/syria-war-news-israel-hamas-gaza-lebanon/

Massacre in Haiti Ordered by Gang Leader Leaves Over 100 Dead, Rights Group Says

New York Times The killings in a Port-au-Prince slum, which appeared to target practitioners of voodoo, were ordered by a gang leader, a human rights organization said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/world/americas/haiti-gang-massacre.html

The rise and fall of Bashar and Asma Assad

Fox News Syrian President Bashar Assad fled to Russia over the weekend, ending a nearly 14-year struggle to maintain power in his country amid a civil war that turned into a battlefield for international and regional powers. But the Assad people came to know through the news of war in Syria was not who some…

Footage shows a chaotic scene after rebels capture a notorious prison.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/09/world/syria-assad-rebels/footage-shows-a-chaotic-scene-after-rebels-capture-a-notorious-prison

Assad’s fall was swift and unexpected. But the signs were always there.

Washington Post Assad missed multiple opportunities to reconcile with his opponents and the international community, and failed to address his country’s economic suffering. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/08/syria-assad-fall-rebels-damascus/

New era in Syria as Bashar al-Assad is toppled by rebels

Washington Post Raucous celebrations and renewed anxiety after insurgents seize Damascus, capping a lightning-fast offensive and sending the longtime despot into exile in Russia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/08/syria-damascus-assad-hts-rebels/

Fall of Assad in Syria deals serious blow to Iran’s axis of resistance

Washington Post Not long ago, Tehran’s network of militias appeared ascendant. “The resistance front has had a really hard year,” Iran’s foreign minister acknowledged. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/08/iran-assad-syria-axis-resistance/

As Syria’s notorious prisons empty, families search for the missing

Washington Post Tens of thousands of Syrians disappeared into Assad’s network of brutal prisons. After his downfall, families are finally hoping for news of their loved ones. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/08/syria-prisons-sednaya-detainees-assad/

The Middle East grapples with Assad’s stunning fall

Washington Post After the Assad family’s half-century rule in Syria, regional officials are forced to think through the contours of a post-Assad world. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/08/assad-middle-east-region-iran-turkey-fall-politics/