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‘Daughter of Damascus’ Assala performs in Syria after 15-year exile

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English September 18, 2026 at 8:38 PM

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Thousands of people cheered as they welcomed Syrian icon Assala Nasri back at a sold-out concert in Damascus. She spent more than 15 years in exile after publicly supporting the 2011 uprising against the government of Bashar al-Assad.

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