In recent years, it seemed the combatants in Syria’s civil war, which began in 2011, had grown weary of fighting. The dictator Bashar al-Assad, who used barbaric force to crush dissent, had ...

Despite having been on opposite sides of the battle lines during the civil war, the new rulers in Damascus, headed by interim ...

Syria’s ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want justice.

The ruling could open the way for the former president of Syria to face charges over chemical weapons attacks.

The ousted Assad dictatorship kept lists of millions of wanted people. Now, Syrians are openly asking whether they “have a name” on any of those lists and are sharing the news proudly.

Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel, speaks at a Hudson Institute event in Washington, D.C., Jan. 8, 2025. The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria is opening new ...

In Assad’s hometown, few shared in his family’s fortune. They hope they won’t share in his downfall By ABBY SEWELL The Associated Press, Updated December 22, 2024, 2:19 a.m.

Assad immunity upheld in France Highest court rules for some head-of-state protections July 26, 2025 by SAM McNEIL and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER The Associated Press ...