Bashar al-Assad, Syria

War in Syria: How Bashar al-Assad’s inner circle fled after his fall
A lightning rebel offensive early this month caught Syria’s ruling clan off guard. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia on December 8, leaving behind many of his collaborators, some of whom sought refuge in neighbouring countries.
Bashar al-Assad appears to issue first statement since fall of regime
Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad appears to have issued his first statement since the fall of his regime over a week ago, giving new details about his final hours in the country before being evacuated to Russia.
Syria's Bashar al-Assad: the crimes of a physician
Assad, an ophthalmologist who graduated from Damascus University (Syria) and specialised at the Western Eye Hospital in London (UK), had a sudden career shift to politics and became Syria's President in 2000 following the death of his father,
The Fall of Bashar al-Assad May Not Be Good News for the Taliban
The rise of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria poses a direct ideological and strategic challenge to the Taliban’s hardline rule in Afghanistan.
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.
The Assad regime has fallen. Why are foreign powers still targeting Syria?
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his years-long regime have fallen, but the country remains a battleground for an array of actors seeking to secure interests in what may emerge to be a dangerous power vacuum.
Syria: What will happen to al-Assad’s Captagon empire now?
Syria’s opposition uncovers Assad regime’s industrial-scale Captagon production, a financial lifeline enabling sanctions evasion.
Syria's first flight since Assad's fall takes off
The first commercial flight since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad took off from Damascus airport on Wednesday, offering Syrians a glimmer of hope after years of war and decades of oppression.
Bashar al-Assad Exploited Alawites’ Fear
With Assad gone, Syria’s new government has a chance to prove that his rule was not only vicious but built on a lie. The fact ...
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 ...
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad issues his first statement since leaving the country
Assad planned to keep fighting rebel forces in the country before Russia evacuated him out of the country, according to a ...
Bashar al-Assad Fleeing Syria Brings an End to Generational Terror for Some Syrian Families
After Hafez’s passing in the summer of 2000, we clung to the hope that the torch he left behind would fall into more ...
Deposed Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad Leaves Behind Staggering Car Collection
When Syrian rebels overtook the palace, they found a Ferrari F50, a Lamborghini LM002 and dozens of other exotics left behind ...
Bashar al-Assad, an Ophthalmologist Who Became a Dictator, Is the Last of a Despotic Dynasty
Once a self-styled modernizer, Syria’s president bought time with a harsh crackdown, but his government eventually succumbed ...
Bashar al-Assad isn’t safe in Moscow
Assad’s regime collapsed faster than anyone had predicted. The sudden nature of its downfall left many scrambling for answers ...
Bashar Al-Assad’s skin-saving last act was a final act of cruelty towards his own people; here's what he did in exchange for his freedom
Assad’s dramatic escape from Syria has taken a shocking turn, with reports claiming the former dictator traded military ...