Syrians mark first year since Assad's fall as US signals new era in relations

Tens of thousands of Syrians flooded the streets of Damascus on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the Assad regime’s collapse. 

The celebrations came a year after former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled the capital as rebel forces swept through the country in a lightning offensive that ended five decades of Assad family rule and opened a new chapter in Syrian history.

A wave of transformations and historic firsts has since redrawn Syria's political landscape, culminating...