The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice

As Syria’s regime collapsed, the world’s eyes were on Bashar al-Assad’s getaway flight. Behind him, officials key to his ...

Former Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad nearly dies from suspected poisoning while hiding out in Russia

The longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin spent nine days in the hospital after being poisoned at his Russian ...
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Bashar al-Assad, responsible for 202,000 civilian deaths, now plays video games in Moscow luxury apartment

Assad, the man who killed 202,000 civilians including 23,000 children, gassed 1,400 people to death in a single attack, and ...

Syria’s interim president visits Putin in Moscow for first meeting since fall of Assad regime

Sharaa, travelled to Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, in the first face-to-face ...

Months after fall of Assad, families of Syria's missing still seeking justice

Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead.

The Missing Enforcers of the Assad Regime

An ongoing reporting project to uncover the roles and whereabouts of the key officials who powered President Bashar ...
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From Assad to al-Sharaa — Putin's 'desperate attempt' to retain foothold in the Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Syrian counterpart, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in what experts described as the Kremlin's ...

Syrian president to use Putin talks to request extradition of deposed president Assad, sources say

The Assads now live discreetly in Moscow, according to Russian media. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will use talks with ...

Assad-era conspiracy to hide thousands of dead turned Syria’s remote desert into a mass grave

For two years, Syria’s Assad government secretly trucked thousands of bodies from an exposed mass grave to the desert, trying ...
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Ships accused of stealing Ukrainian grain linked to Assad regime front

Selma Mhaoud, and Shaya Laughlin, and published by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). The Kyiv ...

Syria's Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow for first time since fall of Assad

Syria's interim President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has held his first talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow since ousting ...

Syria holds first elections since Assad’s ouster, marking a cautious step in political transition

Syria has held its first parliamentary elections since Bashar Assad was ousted nearly a year ago. The People's Assembly will ...