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FILE.- A cover showing ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad, seen on a desk at the Baath party headquarter, as former army soldiers, background, wait to register their names with Syrian rebels as part of an "identification and reconciliation" process in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla,File)

Now Syria’s long-ruling Baath party is collapsing, too

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Syrian President Bashar Assad chairs his deletions during the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 19, 2023. Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election on Monday, July 15, 2024, that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad.(Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)

Syrians vote for their next parliament, which may consider allowing Assad to extend his rule

By Albert Aji and Abby Sewell - Associated Press

A U.N. observer (center) inspects what residents of the town of Taftanaz, Syria, tell him is a mass grave in this image made from amateur video released by Ugarit News and accessed on Saturday, May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

Syrian opposition urges election boycott

By Ben Hubbard and Karin Laub - Associated Press

"This is not strange [for] Syria. They will send [observer] missions to [only select places] to stop from showing what is actually happening on the ground," said Walid Saffour, president of the Syrian Human Rights Council in the United Kingdom. (Associated Press)

Rebels step up attacks against isolated Assad

By Louise Osborne - Special to The Washington Times