Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more ...
Khalidi, Timour Azhari and Jaida Taha AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO (Reuters) -Syrian rebels announced on state television on Sunday ...
Syria's Bashar al-Assad used Russian and Iranian firepower to beat back rebel forces during years of civil war but never ...
Damascus witnessed celebrations as the government of President Bashar al-Assad collapsed following a rebel offensive.
Since Hafez al-Assad seized power in 1971, Syria's political structure has been dominated by three key pillars: the Ba'ath ...
Rebels seized control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee. Jubilant crowds filled the streets, ...
Rebel fighters claimed they captured the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday as government forces loyal to the country's ...
The Assad family dictatorship that ruled Syria for more than 50 years melts away, and outside powers maneuver for influence.
Syrian rebels announced "the liberation of the city of Damascus and the fall of the tyrant Bashar al-Assad" on State ...
Syrian rebels said on Sunday that they have toppled tyrant Bashar al-Assad after a 24-year authoritarian rule, in their first ...