Assad's 24-year rule ended abruptly as a coalition of rebel forces, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), launched a rapid offensive that overwhelmed government defenses and captured Damascus within 12 ...

Assad’s most-notorious death factory, the hangings had become routine. Once a month, around midnight, the guards at Saydnaya ...

The United States government has revoked its designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a foreign terrorist organization, seven ...

It has been seven months since Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power in Syria, thrusting the country into a new era after 54 ...

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 lighting rebel advance ...

Washington's move follows the lifting of sanctions on Damascus after the ouster of the al-Assad government in December in a ...

Bashar al-Assad is the second son of Hafez al-Assad, a military officer who led a coup in 1970 and ruled Syria for nearly 30 years. Born in Damascus, the younger Assad was just 5 years old when ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters, as rebels said they had entered the capital with no ...

After nearly 14 years of devastating war, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end, with rebel forces taking control of the capital Damascus. The 24-year rule of Assad ...

It has been seven months since Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power in Syria, thrusting the country into a new era after 54 ...