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1. Shard Calculation

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Response:

Calculated Shard: 49 (from laksa181)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa049.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical, ml_categories_json AS ml_categories_json, ml_types_json AS ml_types_json, ml_intent_types_json AS ml_intent_types_json, meta_language AS meta_language, attrs_author AS attrs_author, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_publish_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_original_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_original_publish_time, ifNull(attrs_is_republished, 0) AS attrs_is_republished, ifNull(attrs_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_nr_words, ifNull(attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, ifNull(body_ext_links_number, 0) AS body_ext_links_number, ifNull(body_int_links_number, 0) AS body_int_links_number, ifNull(meta_nofollow, 0) AS meta_nofollow, ifNull(meta_noarchive, 0) AS meta_noarchive, ifNull(props_was_rendered, 0) AS props_was_rendered, ifNull(src_redirect, \'\') AS src_redirect, ifNull(download_time_msec, 0) AS download_time_msec, ifNull(download_ttfb_msec, 0) AS download_ttfb_msec, ifNull(download_size, 0) AS download_size FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.pbs.org/newshour/tag/syrian-civil-war\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.pbs.org/newshour/tag/syrian-civil-war\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/tag\/syrian-civil-war","crawl_time":1774192808,"first_indexed_time":1509929959,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,pbs!www,\/newshour\/tag\/syrian-civil-war s443","src_root_hash":"9407793774086526849","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"syrian civil war | PBS News","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"World\nJan 08\nWatch\n9:35\nSyria's once-empowered Alawite minority faces uncertain future after fall of Assad\nAs Syria emerges from decades of dictatorship, people in the Assad family's ancestral home of Latakia province are both overjoyed and anxious. Assad and his family are Alawite, an offshoot of Shia Islam, and the people of his former region…\nBy\nLeila Molana-Allen\nWorld\nDec 17\nWatch\n8:23\nDisplaced Syrians return to face daunting task of rebuilding homes and families\nIn Syria, people are returning home after years of a civil war that displaced millions and left the country divided and destroyed. Assad regime checkpoints that severed any chance of seeing loved ones are now gone like the government. Special…\nBy\nLeila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor, Sonia Kopelev\nWorld\nDec 17\nWatch\n9:53\nAfter fall of Assad, mother of Austin Tice has renewed hope son will be found in Syria\nAustin Tice, a former U.S. Marine and freelance journalist, is one of the longest-held American hostages abroad. The recent fall of Bashar al-Assad and his brutal regime in Syria has renewed hope that Tice will be found some 12 years…\nBy\nAmna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold\nWorld\nDec 15\nWatch\n5:14\nSyrians begin piecing their lives back together a week after rebels overthrow Assad\nSigns of normalcy are starting to return a week after life inside Syria was upended as rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. As the country’s new leaders begin to chart a path forward, the UN envoy to Syria called for…\nBy\nJohn Yang, Leila Molana-Allen, Andrew Corkery\nUnder the Assad regime, hundreds of thousands of Syrians were swept up by the government’s security apparatus, never to be seen again. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn gained access to one of the intelligence branches that orchestrated that brutal oppression and…\nContinue watching\nBarely a week after Bashar al-Assad fled the country he destroyed, Syrians welcomed the first Friday prayers. There are many unanswered questions about this new Syria, but one thing is for certain, there is unfettered jubilation. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen…\nContinue watching\nTurkey announced it would reopen its embassy in Damascus after closing it 12 years ago as Bashar al-Assad began the murderous campaign against his own people. Turkey and Syria's other neighbors could play a critical role in rebuilding the country.\nContinue watching\nThe Assad legacy is one of horror with hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced or in exile. Perhaps nothing illustrates the depths of the depravity more than the archipelago of prisons and torture centers where tens of thousands were…\nContinue watching\nAfter 14 years of war, Syria is seeking stability. The country's caretaker prime minister, appointed by the fighters who overthrew Bashar al-Assad, said the government transition process is expected to last until March. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from Damascus.\nContinue watching","attrs_markdown":"[Full Episode ![](https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/assets\/images\/placeholder.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/march-20-2026-pbs-news-hour-full-episode)\n\n[Friday, Mar 20](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/march-20-2026-pbs-news-hour-full-episode)\n\nClose Menu\n\n[PBS NewsHour](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/ \"PBS NewsHour\")\n\n- [Episodes](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/video)\n- [Podcasts](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/podcasts)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/newsletters)\n\n- [The Latest](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/latest)\n- [Politics](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics)\n  \n  ![Politics](https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/assets\/images\/placeholder.jpg)\n  \n  - [Brooks and Capehart](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/tag\/brooks-and-capehart)\n  - [Politics Monday](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/tag\/politics-monday)\n  - 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Assad and his family are Alawite, an offshoot of Shia Islam, and the people of his former region…\n\nBy Leila Molana-Allen\n\n[World](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world) Dec 17\n\n[![Assad](https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/assets\/images\/placeholder.jpg) Watch 8:23](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/displaced-syrians-return-to-face-daunting-task-of-rebuilding-homes-and-families)\n\n[Displaced Syrians return to face daunting task of rebuilding homes and families](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/displaced-syrians-return-to-face-daunting-task-of-rebuilding-homes-and-families)\n\nIn Syria, people are returning home after years of a civil war that displaced millions and left the country divided and destroyed. Assad regime checkpoints that severed any chance of seeing loved ones are now gone like the government. Special…\n\nBy Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor, Sonia Kopelev\n\n[World](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world) Dec 17\n\n[![Syria](https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/assets\/images\/placeholder.jpg) Watch 9:53](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/after-fall-of-assad-mother-of-austin-tice-has-renewed-hope-son-will-be-found-in-syria)\n\n[After fall of Assad, mother of Austin Tice has renewed hope son will be found in Syria](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/after-fall-of-assad-mother-of-austin-tice-has-renewed-hope-son-will-be-found-in-syria)\n\nAustin Tice, a former U.S. Marine and freelance journalist, is one of the longest-held American hostages abroad. The recent fall of Bashar al-Assad and his brutal regime in Syria has renewed hope that Tice will be found some 12 years…\n\nBy Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold\n\n[World](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world) Dec 15\n\n[![Early morning street scenes from Damascus after authorities announced the reopening of schools](https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/assets\/images\/placeholder.jpg) Watch 5:14](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/syrians-begin-piecing-their-lives-back-together-a-week-after-rebels-overthrow-assad)\n\n[Syrians begin piecing their lives back together a week after rebels overthrow Assad](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/syrians-begin-piecing-their-lives-back-together-a-week-after-rebels-overthrow-assad)\n\nSigns of normalcy are starting to return a week after life inside Syria was upended as rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. As the country’s new leaders begin to chart a path forward, the UN envoy to Syria called for…\n\nBy John Yang, Leila Molana-Allen, Andrew Corkery\n\nDec 14\n\n[Watch 8:36 ![](https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/assets\/images\/placeholder.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/search-continues-for-missing-syrians-imprisoned-by-assad-regime)\n\n[Search continues for missing Syrians imprisoned by Assad regime](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/search-continues-for-missing-syrians-imprisoned-by-assad-regime)\n\nBy Simona Foltyn, John Yang, Kaisha Young\n\nUnder the Assad regime, hundreds of thousands of Syrians were swept up by the government’s security apparatus, never to be seen again. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn gained access to one of the intelligence branches that orchestrated that brutal oppression and…\n\n[Continue watching](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/search-continues-for-missing-syrians-imprisoned-by-assad-regime)\n\nDec 13\n\n[Watch 5:36 ![](https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/assets\/images\/placeholder.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/syrians-express-jubilation-during-first-friday-prayers-since-overthrow-of-assad)\n\n[Syrians express jubilation during first Friday prayers since overthrow of Assad](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/syrians-express-jubilation-during-first-friday-prayers-since-overthrow-of-assad)\n\nBy Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev\n\nBarely a week after Bashar al-Assad fled the country he destroyed, Syrians welcomed the first Friday prayers. There are many unanswered questions about this new Syria, but one thing is for certain, there is unfettered jubilation. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen…\n\n[Continue watching](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/syrians-express-jubilation-during-first-friday-prayers-since-overthrow-of-assad)\n\nDec 13\n\n[Watch 7:29 ![](https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/assets\/images\/placeholder.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/former-ambassador-outlines-role-syrias-neighbors-could-play-in-its-future)\n\n[Former ambassador outlines role Syria's neighbors could play in its future](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/former-ambassador-outlines-role-syrias-neighbors-could-play-in-its-future)\n\nBy Amna Nawaz\n\nTurkey announced it would reopen its embassy in Damascus after closing it 12 years ago as Bashar al-Assad began the murderous campaign against his own people. Turkey and Syria's other neighbors could play a critical role in rebuilding the country.\n\n[Continue watching](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/former-ambassador-outlines-role-syrias-neighbors-could-play-in-its-future)\n\nDec 12\n\n[Watch 8:20 ![](https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/assets\/images\/placeholder.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/freed-syrian-prisoners-describe-the-horrors-they-faced-under-assad)\n\n[Freed Syrian prisoners describe the horrors they faced under Assad](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/freed-syrian-prisoners-describe-the-horrors-they-faced-under-assad)\n\nBy Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor, Sonia Kopelev\n\nThe Assad legacy is one of horror with hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced or in exile. Perhaps nothing illustrates the depths of the depravity more than the archipelago of prisons and torture centers where tens of thousands were…\n\n[Continue watching](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/freed-syrian-prisoners-describe-the-horrors-they-faced-under-assad)\n\nDec 10\n\n[Watch 6:27 ![](https:\/\/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net\/static\/assets\/images\/placeholder.jpg)](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/syrias-new-leaders-work-to-keep-rebel-factions-united-after-overthrow-of-common-enemy)\n\n[Syria's new leaders work to keep rebel factions united after overthrow of common enemy](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/syrias-new-leaders-work-to-keep-rebel-factions-united-after-overthrow-of-common-enemy)\n\nBy Simona Foltyn\n\nAfter 14 years of war, Syria is seeking stability. The country's caretaker prime minister, appointed by the fighters who overthrew Bashar al-Assad, said the government transition process is expected to last until March. 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Boilerpipe Text	World Jan 08 Watch 9:35 Syria's once-empowered Alawite minority faces uncertain future after fall of Assad As Syria emerges from decades of dictatorship, people in the Assad family's ancestral home of Latakia province are both overjoyed and anxious. Assad and his family are Alawite, an offshoot of Shia Islam, and the people of his former region… By Leila Molana-Allen World Dec 17 Watch 8:23 Displaced Syrians return to face daunting task of rebuilding homes and families In Syria, people are returning home after years of a civil war that displaced millions and left the country divided and destroyed. Assad regime checkpoints that severed any chance of seeing loved ones are now gone like the government. Special… By Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor, Sonia Kopelev World Dec 17 Watch 9:53 After fall of Assad, mother of Austin Tice has renewed hope son will be found in Syria Austin Tice, a former U.S. Marine and freelance journalist, is one of the longest-held American hostages abroad. The recent fall of Bashar al-Assad and his brutal regime in Syria has renewed hope that Tice will be found some 12 years… By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold World Dec 15 Watch 5:14 Syrians begin piecing their lives back together a week after rebels overthrow Assad Signs of normalcy are starting to return a week after life inside Syria was upended as rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. As the country’s new leaders begin to chart a path forward, the UN envoy to Syria called for… By John Yang, Leila Molana-Allen, Andrew Corkery Under the Assad regime, hundreds of thousands of Syrians were swept up by the government’s security apparatus, never to be seen again. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn gained access to one of the intelligence branches that orchestrated that brutal oppression and… Continue watching Barely a week after Bashar al-Assad fled the country he destroyed, Syrians welcomed the first Friday prayers. There are many unanswered questions about this new Syria, but one thing is for certain, there is unfettered jubilation. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen… Continue watching Turkey announced it would reopen its embassy in Damascus after closing it 12 years ago as Bashar al-Assad began the murderous campaign against his own people. Turkey and Syria's other neighbors could play a critical role in rebuilding the country. Continue watching The Assad legacy is one of horror with hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced or in exile. Perhaps nothing illustrates the depths of the depravity more than the archipelago of prisons and torture centers where tens of thousands were… Continue watching After 14 years of war, Syria is seeking stability. The country's caretaker prime minister, appointed by the fighters who overthrew Bashar al-Assad, said the government transition process is expected to last until March. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from Damascus. Continue watching
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Assad and his family are Alawite, an offshoot of Shia Islam, and the people of his former region… By Leila Molana-Allen [World](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world) Dec 17 [![Assad](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg) Watch 8:23](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/displaced-syrians-return-to-face-daunting-task-of-rebuilding-homes-and-families) [Displaced Syrians return to face daunting task of rebuilding homes and families](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/displaced-syrians-return-to-face-daunting-task-of-rebuilding-homes-and-families) In Syria, people are returning home after years of a civil war that displaced millions and left the country divided and destroyed. Assad regime checkpoints that severed any chance of seeing loved ones are now gone like the government. Special… By Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor, Sonia Kopelev [World](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world) Dec 17 [![Syria](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg) Watch 9:53](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/after-fall-of-assad-mother-of-austin-tice-has-renewed-hope-son-will-be-found-in-syria) [After fall of Assad, mother of Austin Tice has renewed hope son will be found in Syria](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/after-fall-of-assad-mother-of-austin-tice-has-renewed-hope-son-will-be-found-in-syria) Austin Tice, a former U.S. Marine and freelance journalist, is one of the longest-held American hostages abroad. The recent fall of Bashar al-Assad and his brutal regime in Syria has renewed hope that Tice will be found some 12 years… By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold [World](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world) Dec 15 [![Early morning street scenes from Damascus after authorities announced the reopening of schools](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg) Watch 5:14](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrians-begin-piecing-their-lives-back-together-a-week-after-rebels-overthrow-assad) [Syrians begin piecing their lives back together a week after rebels overthrow Assad](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrians-begin-piecing-their-lives-back-together-a-week-after-rebels-overthrow-assad) Signs of normalcy are starting to return a week after life inside Syria was upended as rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. As the country’s new leaders begin to chart a path forward, the UN envoy to Syria called for… By John Yang, Leila Molana-Allen, Andrew Corkery Dec 14 [Watch 8:36 ![](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg)](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/search-continues-for-missing-syrians-imprisoned-by-assad-regime) [Search continues for missing Syrians imprisoned by Assad regime](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/search-continues-for-missing-syrians-imprisoned-by-assad-regime) By Simona Foltyn, John Yang, Kaisha Young Under the Assad regime, hundreds of thousands of Syrians were swept up by the government’s security apparatus, never to be seen again. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn gained access to one of the intelligence branches that orchestrated that brutal oppression and… [Continue watching](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/search-continues-for-missing-syrians-imprisoned-by-assad-regime) Dec 13 [Watch 5:36 ![](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg)](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrians-express-jubilation-during-first-friday-prayers-since-overthrow-of-assad) [Syrians express jubilation during first Friday prayers since overthrow of Assad](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrians-express-jubilation-during-first-friday-prayers-since-overthrow-of-assad) By Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev Barely a week after Bashar al-Assad fled the country he destroyed, Syrians welcomed the first Friday prayers. There are many unanswered questions about this new Syria, but one thing is for certain, there is unfettered jubilation. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen… [Continue watching](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrians-express-jubilation-during-first-friday-prayers-since-overthrow-of-assad) Dec 13 [Watch 7:29 ![](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg)](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/former-ambassador-outlines-role-syrias-neighbors-could-play-in-its-future) [Former ambassador outlines role Syria's neighbors could play in its future](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/former-ambassador-outlines-role-syrias-neighbors-could-play-in-its-future) By Amna Nawaz Turkey announced it would reopen its embassy in Damascus after closing it 12 years ago as Bashar al-Assad began the murderous campaign against his own people. Turkey and Syria's other neighbors could play a critical role in rebuilding the country. [Continue watching](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/former-ambassador-outlines-role-syrias-neighbors-could-play-in-its-future) Dec 12 [Watch 8:20 ![](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg)](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/freed-syrian-prisoners-describe-the-horrors-they-faced-under-assad) [Freed Syrian prisoners describe the horrors they faced under Assad](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/freed-syrian-prisoners-describe-the-horrors-they-faced-under-assad) By Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor, Sonia Kopelev The Assad legacy is one of horror with hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced or in exile. Perhaps nothing illustrates the depths of the depravity more than the archipelago of prisons and torture centers where tens of thousands were… [Continue watching](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/freed-syrian-prisoners-describe-the-horrors-they-faced-under-assad) Dec 10 [Watch 6:27 ![](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg)](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrias-new-leaders-work-to-keep-rebel-factions-united-after-overthrow-of-common-enemy) [Syria's new leaders work to keep rebel factions united after overthrow of common enemy](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrias-new-leaders-work-to-keep-rebel-factions-united-after-overthrow-of-common-enemy) By Simona Foltyn After 14 years of war, Syria is seeking stability. The country's caretaker prime minister, appointed by the fighters who overthrew Bashar al-Assad, said the government transition process is expected to last until March. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from Damascus. 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Readable Markdown	[![People gather during a celebration called by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in D...](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/01/syria-1024x675.jpg)](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrian-revolutionary-describes-his-vision-for-rebuilding-after-13-years-of-civil-war) [World](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world) Jan 08 [![assad](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg) Watch 9:35](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrias-once-empowered-alawite-minority-faces-uncertain-future-after-fall-of-assad) [Syria's once-empowered Alawite minority faces uncertain future after fall of Assad](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrias-once-empowered-alawite-minority-faces-uncertain-future-after-fall-of-assad) As Syria emerges from decades of dictatorship, people in the Assad family's ancestral home of Latakia province are both overjoyed and anxious. Assad and his family are Alawite, an offshoot of Shia Islam, and the people of his former region… By Leila Molana-Allen [World](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world) Dec 17 [![Assad](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg) Watch 8:23](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/displaced-syrians-return-to-face-daunting-task-of-rebuilding-homes-and-families) [Displaced Syrians return to face daunting task of rebuilding homes and families](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/displaced-syrians-return-to-face-daunting-task-of-rebuilding-homes-and-families) In Syria, people are returning home after years of a civil war that displaced millions and left the country divided and destroyed. Assad regime checkpoints that severed any chance of seeing loved ones are now gone like the government. Special… By Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor, Sonia Kopelev [World](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world) Dec 17 [![Syria](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg) Watch 9:53](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/after-fall-of-assad-mother-of-austin-tice-has-renewed-hope-son-will-be-found-in-syria) [After fall of Assad, mother of Austin Tice has renewed hope son will be found in Syria](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/after-fall-of-assad-mother-of-austin-tice-has-renewed-hope-son-will-be-found-in-syria) Austin Tice, a former U.S. Marine and freelance journalist, is one of the longest-held American hostages abroad. The recent fall of Bashar al-Assad and his brutal regime in Syria has renewed hope that Tice will be found some 12 years… By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold [World](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world) Dec 15 [![Early morning street scenes from Damascus after authorities announced the reopening of schools](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/assets/images/placeholder.jpg) Watch 5:14](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrians-begin-piecing-their-lives-back-together-a-week-after-rebels-overthrow-assad) [Syrians begin piecing their lives back together a week after rebels overthrow Assad](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrians-begin-piecing-their-lives-back-together-a-week-after-rebels-overthrow-assad) Signs of normalcy are starting to return a week after life inside Syria was upended as rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. As the country’s new leaders begin to chart a path forward, the UN envoy to Syria called for… By John Yang, Leila Molana-Allen, Andrew Corkery Under the Assad regime, hundreds of thousands of Syrians were swept up by the government’s security apparatus, never to be seen again. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn gained access to one of the intelligence branches that orchestrated that brutal oppression and… [Continue watching](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/search-continues-for-missing-syrians-imprisoned-by-assad-regime) Barely a week after Bashar al-Assad fled the country he destroyed, Syrians welcomed the first Friday prayers. There are many unanswered questions about this new Syria, but one thing is for certain, there is unfettered jubilation. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen… [Continue watching](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrians-express-jubilation-during-first-friday-prayers-since-overthrow-of-assad) Turkey announced it would reopen its embassy in Damascus after closing it 12 years ago as Bashar al-Assad began the murderous campaign against his own people. Turkey and Syria's other neighbors could play a critical role in rebuilding the country. [Continue watching](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/former-ambassador-outlines-role-syrias-neighbors-could-play-in-its-future) The Assad legacy is one of horror with hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced or in exile. Perhaps nothing illustrates the depths of the depravity more than the archipelago of prisons and torture centers where tens of thousands were… [Continue watching](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/freed-syrian-prisoners-describe-the-horrors-they-faced-under-assad) After 14 years of war, Syria is seeking stability. The country's caretaker prime minister, appointed by the fighters who overthrew Bashar al-Assad, said the government transition process is expected to last until March. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from Damascus. [Continue watching](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/syrias-new-leaders-work-to-keep-rebel-factions-united-after-overthrow-of-common-enemy)
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