Assad fled to Russia, ending more than half a century of oppressive rule by him and his late father, Hafez al-Assad. Some information in this article was provided by Reuters and Agence France-Presse.

One day after the announcement of Syria's new interim president, the former leader of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militia, Ahmad al-Sharaa, held his first presidential address to the ...

The Alma Research Center notes that this is the first Islamic organization founded by the historically secular SSNP, which has engaged in military ... later years of Hafez al-Assad, after it ...

Syria’s new leadership announced on Friday the arrest of Atif Najib, a cousin of ousted leader Bashar Al-Assad, who is accused of leading a deadly crackdown in Daraa, the birthplace of 2011 ...

A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing ... The children were eventually released but the army subsequently launched an assault in Deraa and protests ...

After the fall of the Assad regime, Syrians grasp for answers and a path to restoration under new president Ahmed al-Sharaa.

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In light of the December 8 ouster of Bashar al-Assad, "we can talk at last", he said. On February 2, 1982, amid an information blackout, Assad's father and then leader Hafez launched a crackdown ...

In light of the December 8 ouster of Bashar al-Assad, "we can talk at last", he said. On February 2, 1982, amid an information blackout, Assad's father and then leader Hafez launched a ... a plan "to ...