Syria, Assad

Syria’s New Government Steps Up Pursuit of Assad Loyalists
Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has emerged as a top priority for the new administration in Syria.
Why is Israel attacking Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad?
Israel is celebrating the fall of Assad because it breaks the noose that Iran had been patiently tightening around Israel’s borders in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Tehran’s pincer is now broken and rendered useless. From the point of view of Israel’s wider conflict with the Islamic Republic, the collapse of Assad’s regime is a strategic victory.
Syrian government forces hunt for a senior Assad official
Syria’s new government is searching for a senior official from the Assad dictatorship and for military forces loyal to the ousted president.
Syrian authorities crack down on ‘remnants’ of Bashar al-Assad’s rule
Syria’s new administration is carrying out a security crackdown against what it has described as “remnants” of former President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, with operations under way in several parts of the country.
Syrian Rebel Government Hunts for Senior Assad Official, Prompting Deadly Clashes
Security forces for Syria’s new government were pursuing at least one senior official and military forces loyal to the former dictatorship on Thursday, as they struggled to tamp down unrest in a number of regions and stabilize the country.
Syria: Forces of the new Syrian government are parading through the streets of Damascus
Forces of the new Syrian government are parading through the streets of Damascus.
Bashar al-Assad’s wife Asma given only 50% chance of cancer survival: ‘Asma is dying’
The British wife of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is deathly ill with leukemia — with doctors only giving her a 50% ...
The Rise and Fall of Asma al-Assad, Syrian Dictator’s Wife Fighting to Live
Cliche has it that behind every great man stands a woman—and as it happens, the same also applies to murderous dictators.
Relatives of Bashar Assad arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon, officials say
Lebanese officials say the wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad’s cousins have been arrested at ...
Syrian equestrian champion tells of prison ordeal lasting two decades after beating Bashar al Assad's brother
Adnan Kassar was a celebrated figure in the country's sports scene but tells Sky News how outshining Bassel al Assad was ...
Bashar al-Assad Fleeing Syria Brings an End to Generational Terror for Some Syrian Families
Assad, our nation’s “father,” wasn’t born of loyalty; it was a survival tactic, rooted in generational terror that he was ...
Oil Prices Surge as Syrian Leader Bashar al-Assad Ousted From Power
U.S. benchmark crude oil increased by 75 cents to $67.95 per barrel after it was announced that Assad's regime in Syria had ...
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Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with an iron fist for more than 50 years?
Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a lightning rebel ...
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Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and family in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum: reports
Ousted Syrian president Bashar Assad has fled to Russia after Islamist rebels rolled into the capital Damascus and ended his despotic family’s 50-year reign of ...
Exclusive: Bashar al-Assad's uncle Rifaat flew from Beirut to Dubai, Lebanese officials say
Assad, an uncle of the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad charged in Switzerland with war crimes over the bloody suppression of a revolt in 1982, has flown from Beirut to Dubai in recent days, two ...