German FM says “political new beginning” is possible during visit to Damascus

The top diplomat from Germany was in Syria on Friday to send what she called a clear signal that Europe and Syria can have a ...

Rifaat al-Assad, Paramilitary Leader and ‘Butcher of Hama,’ Dies at 88

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

Rifaat al-Assad, perpetrator of Syria's 1982 Hama massacre, dies at 88

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

Syria’s Rifaat al-Assad, the ‘butcher of Hama’, dies at 88

A former army officer who helped Hafez al-Assad seize power in a 1970 coup and establish his iron rule, Rifaat continued to ...
Al-Monitor

Syria asks Lebanon to hand over Assad-era officers after Reuters report

Syrian authorities have asked Lebanese security forces to hand over more than 200 senior officers who fled to Lebanon after ...
Yahoo

Leaked calls reveal plot by al-Assad regime officers to destabilise Syria

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Israeli army soldier holds a portrait of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by a vehicle near the Druze village of Majdal ...
Newsweek

Shunned by Putin, Syria’s Ex-Dictator Lives in Isolation

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is living in near-isolation in Russia, sidelined by President Vladimir Putin, one year after fleeing Syria following the collapse of his rule, according to a ...
Forbes

A Year After Assad’s Fall, Russia Preserves Syrian Energy Influence

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 ...
Wall Street Journal

The Hunt for Assad’s Brutal Enforcer

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 ...
Reuters

Syria marks one year since Assad was toppled

Events held in Umayyad Square in Damascus and elsewhere Sharaa proclaims 'promising future' Country struggles to recover after years of war Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia a year ago DAMASCUS, Dec 8 ...
Boston Herald

A year after Bashar Assad fled, Syria struggles to heal

HOMS, Syria (AP) — A year ago, Mohammad Marwan found himself stumbling, barefoot and dazed, out of Syria’s notorious Saydnaya prison on the outskirts of Damascus as rebel forces pushing toward the ...
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Inside Bashar al-Assad's exile in Moscow, a year since ouster from Syria

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, ...