Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has emerged as a top priority for the new administration in Syria.

Follow the latest on Syria Syria's new rebel rulers, led by Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, are starting to face significant domestic unrest marked by a bloody attack and widespread protests, their biggest governance challenge since seizing power more than two weeks ago.

A former top military official who issued death sentences for detainees in Damascus’s Sednaya prison has been arrested by Syria’s new administration. Mohammed Kanjo Hassan is

Syria’s new government is searching for a senior official from the Assad dictatorship and for military forces loyal to the ousted president.