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

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa unveiled on Monday new banknotes replacing those showing ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad and his family, hoping the Syrian pound can regain some of the value lost to over a ...

The first wave of detentions in the new Syria came almost immediately – just after victorious rebels flung open the doors of Bashar al-Assad’s notorious prisons. As ordinary Syrians stormed detention ...

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room On a 40-degree December day in the Central Valley, two dozen high school students in firefighter gear steady themselves before carrying and ...

Extensive Russian influence in Syria goes back to the Soviet era and survived the collapse of the USSR and the end of communism. It appears that now Russian influence in Syria has survived the fall of ...

DAMASCUS, Syria—During 13 years of revolution and war, the Syrian dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad set a high water mark for cruelty in the 21st century, disappearing tens of thousands of ...

The Assad family's oppressive half-century rule ended one year ago this week, as Bashar al-Assad fled for Russia amid an insurgent takeover after he spent more than 12 years slaughtering his own ...

Assad is said to be living a life of reclusion in Moscow, but rumors say he is also doing business, while his brother plots a return. As Syria celebrates one year since the fall of the Assad regime, ...

The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 dealt a major blow to Iran, depriving it of a key Mediterranean base and supply route to Hezbollah. Iran spent up to $50 billion ...

Syrians marked the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and his iron-fisted rule on Monday, as the fractured nation struggles to find stability and recover after years of war.

A year ago, rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad, ending decades of dictatorship and civil war. But challenges remain for the new leadership. Syrians in Damascus, Syria, on Monday gather for a ...

Tens of thousands celebrated a year since the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in Syria — Bakr ALKASEM Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to usher in an era of justice and coexistence a ...