The luxurious compound, made up of three six-story buildings surrounded by manicured gardens, was a symbol of Assad’s power.
The Syrian rebels who forced President Bashar al-Assad to flee the country for asylum in Russia say they are forming a new government to replace the tyrannical rule of the Assad family, who ruled the country for more than 50 years.
After Hafez’s passing in the summer of 2000, we clung to the hope that the torch he left behind would fall into more compassionate hands. After all, his heir, Bashar al-Assad, was a doctor trained in ophthalmology in London — the birthplace of the Spice Girls! How bad could he be?
In his first public comments since fleeing Syria and being evacuated to Russia, former leader Bashar al-Assad says his departure was unplanned.View on euronews
The demise of the Syrian regime was marked by internal confusion, last-minute diplomatic wrangling, and the exposure of its profound dislocation from Syrian society.
Bashir, announced on Tuesday he was taking charge of the country as caretaker prime minister with the backing of the former rebels who toppled
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Russia on Sunday after rebels seized control of Damascus, Russian state media said—a pivotal moment in the years-long civil war against the regime that has controlled Syria since the 1970s.
Bashar al-Assad’s regime is gone ... The Russian military, which had waded decisively into Syria’s war back in 2015, was distracted by Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, which drew ...
Syria is in chaos. The danger to Israel and the West is that the next Syrian regime will be no friendlier than Assad was. After all, the enemy of your enemy isn’t always your friend.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces had conducted an airstrike that killed ISIS leader Abu Yusif in eastern Syria.
The liberation of Syria from the clutches of President Bashar al-Assad, after his family ruled the country for 50 years, is an unqualified good.