Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad planned to keep fighting rebel forces in the country before Russia evacuated him, according to a statement attributed to him released Monday. Subscribe to read ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is believed to have issued his first remarks since opposition forces took over Syria more than a week ago, claiming his departure from the ...

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Damascus — A CBS News team drove through a Syrian military airbase on the outskirts of capital city Damascus Monday, and the devastation caused by Israeli air strikes was abundantly clear. Israel has ...

Ahmed al-Shara, who led the rebel offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad, offered little clarity on what the electoral process might look like. By Ismaeel Naar Syria’s de facto new leader has said it ...

France's court dropped Assad's warrant citing immunity, but rights groups stress the ruling still clears a path for future accountability. This statement was originally published on scm.bz While the ...

Bashar al-Assad is the former president of Syria who held power for decades before his government was overthrown during a rebel offensive. Assad fled to Moscow and was granted political asylum after ...

The military chief leading Syria’s rebel forces who ousted President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has roots in Islamic extremist groups — including past ties al Qaeda. Now, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani — who ...

Clockwise Top L-R: Feras Fayyad; Citizens in Syria take down statues of Hafez al-Assad the father of Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria on December 9, 2024, A torn portrait of Bashar al-Assad Emil ...