Syrian officials have acknowledged violations of humanitarian law,which they have blamed on unorganised masses wanting to support official security forces.
Hezbollah called on its supporters to attend the funeral in large numbers in what appears to be a move to show that it remains powerful,while Israeli warplanes flew overhead.
Other controversial moves include plans to remove references to gods from ancient history courses,as well as a period of history that saw France rule Syria.
The former Abu Mohammed al-Jolani,leader of the offensive that overthrew the Assad regime,is trying to build a new state.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also rejected media reports suggesting Bashar al-Assad had been confined to Moscow and had assets frozen.
“We really haven’t seen anything quite like this since the Nazis,” says an international war crimes prosecutor who estimates 100,000 people were killed.
The man found under a blanket in a prison in Damascus had claimed he had been arrested three months ago and interrogated about his phone contacts.
In his first statement since the fall of Damascus,the exiled former president said he wanted to continue fighting.
At the country’s most notorious prison,Syrians confront their worst fears:that they will never know what happened to the loved ones who disappeared.
In the dark,cavernous warehouses at the abandoned site in Douma,fighters who ousted Assad found thousands of pills hidden in furniture,fruit and electronics.