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 ...

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.

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 ...

Bashar al-Assad's Syrian torture chamber prison is filled with horror stories including prisoners subjected to inhumane treatment before being killed. Sednaya Prison, nicknamed the "Human ...

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.

A torn picture of Bashar al-Assad, the ousted president of Syria, at the Palace of Justice in Damascus in December. In early June, the committee released dozens of former regime soldiers.

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 ...

For 54 years, Syria existed in the shadow of a silence so profound, it swallowed entire lives. The Assad regime thrived on erasing memory. Forced disappearances, propaganda and violence weren’t ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...

The Middle East is undergoing a dramatic realignment—just not the one U.S. and regional leaders envisioned less than two years ago.Before the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, years of painstaking ...