To maintain its grip, the Assad regime planted fear, its roots spreading into every aspect of civilian life. Street cleaners, garbage collectors, balloon sellers, colleagues — anyone could be an ...

The writing was on the wall during a Nov. 28 trip to Moscow, where Assad’s pleas to the Kremlin fell on deaf ears as Russia was too busy invading Ukraine, three regional diplomats said. 4 ...

Assad's secret escape blindsided almost everyone, aides say He deceived army brass, saying Russian help on way - sources Leader kept plans from brother and cousins, officials say Russia secured ...

Assad, says Landis, “didn’t appreciate the weakness of his own situation. And then, of course, once Israel destroyed Hezbollah’s leadership and pinned Iran’s ears back, he was left naked.” ...

Rania Abouzeid on President Bashar al-Assad’s abdication of power, and the jubilation and fear in Syria as the country and the surrounding region faces an uncertain future.

Hama, Syria – For more than 40 years, people in Hama spoke in whispers about the February 1982 massacre that then-President Hafez al-Assad unleashed on this city.. Speaking about it could lead a ...

In a village north of Damascus, the capital, a giant statue of the ousted leader’s father, former President Hafez al-Assad, was felled. The statues were carried away, possibly for scrap metal.

That was enough for the Assad regime to be suspicious. My father spent the first few months in Cell No. 4, a space meant for about three people. He recalled being there with 11 others.

Syrian rebels seized Damascus on Sunday, and long-time President Bashar Assad fled the battle-scarred country amid the stunning collapse of his regime after 13 years of war. Assad and his family ...