Assad's regime, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr travelled to Syria to interview rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed

Those who have fled their home country of Syria to settle in Britain reflect on the aftermath of the events of the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Bishop Hanna Jallouf says meeting with Ahmed Al-Sharaa 'full of great affection,' expresses optimism about country's future - Anadolu Ajansı

International flights in and out of Syria’s main airport in Damascus will resume next week after being halted since rebels overthrew the former regime last month.

The fields along Syria’s Mediterranean coast once produced wheat, tomatoes and olives to feed the country. They were a stronghold of support for Mr Assad. Alawites make up about 10% of Syria’s population but predominated in his regime and that of his father,

Trees and flowers have also been planted in parks, bringing new life to a war-weary city. Officials and locals, including Orthodox Christians as well as Muslims, have all joined in. The civil war in Syria left its deepest scars in Aleppo. Many parts of it were bombed, much of it by Russian warplanes, which resulted in massive destruction.

Images taken just after the precipitous end of the civil war reveal a secret legacy that is just becoming visible.

While nominally tasked with securing the former regime from major threats, the 4th Division – also known as the 4th Armoured Division – became an industrial power broker, controlling and profiting from big business in Syria.

A group of young people volunteer as traffic officers, stepping in to address Aleppo’s traffic problems after fall of Assad regime - Anadolu Ajansı

Damascus and Aleppo, Syria – Until the fall of the al-Assad regime, the word “dollar” was forbidden in public. Instead, people used anything green – my favourite substitute was “molokhiyeh”, the green leaf eaten in a stew in Arab countries.

Forces allied with Syria's new interim government have intensified ground attacks in an attempt to take two main dams in the east of the country from a US-backed Kurdish militia in the past 24 hours,