The violence in the Druze-majority city was some of the most brutal in Syria since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December.

A Syrian fact-finding committee on Tuesday confirmed that 1,426 people - mostly civilians, including many Alawites - were ...

After over a decade in exile, many Syrians living abroad are contemplating what was once unthinkable: going home. But what ...

A fact-finding committee presented findings on a wave of sectarian killings earlier this year. Human rights experts said the ...

Assad's 24-year rule ended abruptly as a coalition of rebel forces, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), launched a rapid ...

Bashar al-Assad is the second son of Hafez al-Assad, a military officer who led a coup in 1970 and ruled Syria for nearly 30 years. Born in Damascus, the younger Assad was just 5 years old when ...

After nearly 14 years of devastating war, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end, with rebel forces taking control of the capital Damascus. The 24-year rule of Assad ...

The liberation of Syria from the clutches of President Bashar al-Assad, after his family ruled the country for 50 years, is an unqualified good. Story by Michael A. Cohen • 5d ...

Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future after rebels seized the capital, Damascus, and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 ...

Before Bashar al-Assad became president, he was viewed by various Syrian social groups as rather bookish, not someone with the instincts or the drive to lead a country.

Bashar al-Assad, the despotic dictator grasping for power in Syria, was never supposed to lead his country. The embattled president's father, Hafez al-Assad — one whose rule can only be ...