Syrian rebel fighters set fire to tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father
Images show the fighters standing next to the burning gravesite of Hafez al-Assad in the former president's hometown.
Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad flees to parts unknown as rebels declare country is 'free of the tyrant'
The rebels, which operate under the military command of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group (HTS), moved into the capital ...
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 ...
Tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father set alight after Syrian rebel victory
Since five decades of brutal dynastic dictatorship came to an end on Sunday, statues of Hafez al-Assad and his son and ...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flees, war monitor says, as his government collapses and insurgents enter Damascus
Syrian insurgents reached Damascus as part of a rapidly moving offensive that saw them take over some of Syria's largest ...
Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al ...
Allentown Syrian-Americans react to fall of Assad regime. ‘Are they going to give freedom?’
Allentown’s Syrian population reacted with a mix of relief, joy and apprehension at the news that rebel groups toppled the al ...
Syrian Filmmakers Hail End of Assad Regime and Look to Rebuild Industry as an ‘Internationally Connected' Community: ‘The War Is Finished, Let's Go Back'
The stunning fall of the Syrian government early Sunday - a bloodless coup by Islamist rebels that ended the brutal 50-year ...