The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...

Biden framed his foreign policy as the fight of democracy vs. authoritarianism. There were some problems with that.

Syria crisis: Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia after the rebels captured Damascus. They have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities ...

The U.S. designated Golani a terrorist in 2013, saying al Qaeda in Iraq had tasked him with overthrowing Assad's rule and establishing Islamic sharia law in Syria, and that Nusra had carried out ...

Here's how Assad came to power and the events that led to his downfall. Bashar al-Assad was never meant to become Syria's president, but his life changed radically when his older brother Bassel ...

In a lightning 12-day offensive, rebel groups spearheaded by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham took city after city as they made ... In a television address, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Assad "has tens of ...

Syria’s deposed president Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia after being granted asylum by Vladimir Putin’s authorities, according to Russian media. The Interfax news agency quoted ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday hailed the end of Syria’s “dictatorial regime” and urged the country to rebuild after president Bashar al-Assad’s sudden fall.

A reign that stretched over decades and a dynasty that endured even longer appears to be over in Syria, with leader Bashar al-Assad seemingly deposed and his whereabouts uncertain. Until he was ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin could help spark a new migrant crisis from Syria if he intervenes once again in the Middle Eastern country, it has been warned. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ...

For the latest news, visit WSJ.com. Syrian rebels said they had freed the capital, Damascus, from President Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship after a week of stunning military advances. Assad ...