The ‘Butcher of Hama’ and former Syrian vice president dies in exile at age 89.

The brother and uncle of Syrian tyrants, he commanded a unit that killed up to 40,000 civilians in a 1982 uprising against ...

According to the Swiss prosecutors' indictment, between 3,000 and 60,000 people, the majority civilians, died in the Hama ...

Assad, died at 88 in UAE. Notorious for his role in the 1982 Hama massacre, Rifaat spent years in exile after a failed challenge for Syrian leadership. Despite wealth and political maneuvering, his ...

Khaberni- Today, Wednesday, two sources reported the death of Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of the deposed Syrian President ...

Hayan Hadid (centre) survived the 1982 Hama massacre - Copyright AFP - Hayan Hadid (centre) survived the 1982 Hama massacre - Copyright AFP - Tony Gamal-Gabriel Hayan ...

BEIRUT (AP) – Thirty years ago Thursday, Syria’s regime launched a withering assault on the rebellious city of Hama, leveling entire neighborhoods and killing thousands in one of the most notorious ...

BEIRUT (AP) — One of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world happened more than four decades ago, when then-Syrian President Hafez Assad launched what came to be known as the Hama ...

BEIRUT (AP) — It was one of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world. More than four decades ago, Hafez Assad, then president of Syria, launched what came to be known as the Hama ...

Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule. "I've never really talked ...

Known for his role in the 1982 Hama massacre, the late member of Syria’s former ruling family oversaw the killing of tens of ...