Demonstrators in the Jaramana suburb of Damascus have toppled the statue of Hafez al-Assad, the former president and father of current President Bashar al-Assad, amid calls for the president’s removal. The protests are primarily driven by the Druze community, which…

Protesters in the suburb of Jaramana, near Damascus, have torn down a statue of Hafez al-Assad, former president of Syria and father of the current president Bashar al-Assad. Witnesses and activists reported that demonstrators, primarily Druze residents, called for the…