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Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad, whose notoriously brutal rule over the country earned him the nickname “The Butcher,” was deposed in 2024 after years of bloody civil war. Now, in…
ALEPPO, Syria — To understand the shakedown empire that was once Syria under former President Bashar Assad, consider the notorious Al-Khatib prison and torture center. Nestled in a leafy…
DEIR SHMAYEL, Syria — In the mountains east of Syria’s Mediterranean coast, armed patrols root out Assad loyalists, masked gunmen monitor checkpoints and residents fret every strange face…
SAYEDAH ZAINAB, Syria — In the shadow of the gold-domed Sayedah Zainab shrine, six miles south of Damascus, lie the abandoned remains of what was once the de facto headquarters of Iran’s…
Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia with his family after a rebel coalition swept into Damascus and toppled his government, but clips circulating on social media do not…
What's New Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated a possible intervention in Syria against militia groups backed by the U.S. following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's…
What's New The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria following President Bashar al-Assad's ouster earlier this month have arrived in Damascus. Their agenda includes talks with the nation's…
There is growing, but still circumstantial evidence that a Syrian Airlines Il-76 Candid cargo plane currently at Russia’s Khmeimim Air Base in Syria is one that appeared to go missing in…
HMEIMIM AIRBASE, SYRIA — The Sukhoi fighter aircraft punched through the clouds, its growl echoing over Russia’s Hmeimim Airbase on Syria’s coast. Abu Zaid, a bearded militant with the…
Between March 2018 and September 2019, the Syrian government under President Bashar al-Assad sent nearly $250 million in cash to Russia. This revelation comes from financial records cited…
Several media outlets, including Reuters and Sky News, have confirmed on Sunday the discovery of at least one mass grave inSyria's capital Damascus linked to crimes committed years ago…
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister is warning anyone involved in atrocities for the ousted Syrian government against seeking refuge in her country, saying they would face “the full…
Syrians gathered for their first Friday prayer following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's government. The Prayer Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of…
After a half century of Assad family dictatorial rule, Bashar Assad has fled and Syrians can finally celebrate the end of a horrific regime that gassed, starved and murdered its own…
AQRABA, Syria — Standing some 40 feet from the charred remains of the Syrian air force helicopter, Ahmad Abu Leyl, a young rebel fighter, cocked his ear, listening for the characteristic…
Russian media reported that ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow following his government's collapse as rebel forces descended on the capital. However, social media posts…
DAMASCUS, Syria — They streamed in by the thousands, deluging Damascus’ Umayyad Square in a sea of cars and people for an impromptu parade to celebrate the stealthy flight of former Syrian…
Syria's chemical weapons are under scrutiny after rebel forces ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, sparking fears of toxic materials falling into extremist hands. The…
WASHINGTON — The stunning overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad by Islamist rebels half a century after his family took power raises an old question when it comes to regime change in…
The United States is closely monitoring Syria's chemical weapons stockpile following the rapid fall of the Assad regime and views the issue as a "top-tier" priority in the region,…
Syria's army command notified officers that President Bashar al-Assad's rule has ended following a lightning rebel offensive, a Syrian officer told Reuters on Sunday. Assad flew out of…
DOHA, Qatar — Opposition rebels all but sealed their control of Syria on Sunday, storming the capital as army troops melted away, and President Bashar Assad was reported to have fled the…
BEIRUT — Syrian rebels overran Hama on Thursday, forcing government troops to retreat from the strategically significant central city and dealing a painful blow to President Bashar Assad.…
Russia appears to be "letting the Syrian rebels overthrow" President Bashar al-Assad according to Richard Grenell, who served as acting director of National Intelligence for a time during…
