T he flag of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime remains the standard emoji design across most, if not all platforms. But a new flag flies over Damascus and the rest of a now-free Syria.

“A free homeland,” says Mohammed Hassan, holding up a Syrian flag upon his arrival at Damascus International Airport from Qatar in late February, 10 years after being driven out by war.

US envoy sees peace between Syria and Israel as achievable; ... Thomas Barrack raised the American flag over the ambassador's residence for the first time since the U.S. embassy closed in 2012, ...

He noted Syria had been under US sanctions since 1979. Some of the toughest were implemented in 2020 under the so-called Caesar act, which Barrack said must be repealed by Congress within a 180 ...

Unlike the SDF and Syrian Free Army, Uli al-Baas does not claim formal control over territory in Syria, though it has intensified operations against Israeli troops in recent weeks.

Measure comes amid warming ties between Damascus and Washington, which seeks to reintegrate war-battered country into global economy ...

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack raises the American flag at the US ambassador's residence in Damascus ...

The Stars and Stripes were flown above Damascus, Syria, on Thursday for the first time since 2012. In a ceremony attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al Shaibani, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey ...

US flag raised in Damascus, envoy says Syria-Israel peace is possible. Timour Azhari. Thu, May 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM UTC. 3 min read. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani stands next to ...

The US and Syria: Between strategic success and unfinished business by Imran Khalid, opinion contributor - 04/07/25 2:30 PM ET. by Imran Khalid, opinion contributor - 04/07/25 2:30 PM ET.

The overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may have marked a major blow to the Iran-aligned Axis of Resistance coalition, but a new group styling itself in a similar manner has emerged to ...

US troops stationed at Tanf Garrison in southern Syria continue to train and support the Syrian Free Army (SFA). As reports emerge that US forces could redeploy from parts of Syria while the Syrian ...