The IDF raided several command outposts in Syria on the slopes of the Mount Hermon Summit on Wednesday, from Bashar al-Assad's former Syrian government. More than 300 weapons were located and ...

Tensions in Syria are rising, and the Druze – one of the country’s smallest minorities – are caught in the middle. The Druze are both ...

New Islamist rulers are trying to destroy the drug empire that financed the former regime in Damascus. Can they succeed?

Bashar al-Assad's father, Hafez al-Assad, had been involved in a series of coups in the 1960s, culminating in 1970's 'Corrective Revolution' where he appointed himself the undisputed ruler of Syria.

In US-brokered talks, Syria and Israel discussed restoring a 1974 ceasefire to de-escalate tensions following the fall of ...

The Assad family's rule was among the most brutal in the region and its prison system, including feared sites such as ...

Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara on Wednesday approved a temporary electoral law before the first parliamentary election to be ...

A Syrian commission for missing persons estimated that between 120,000 and 300,000 people have gone missing during more than ...

Bashar al-Assad inherited his powers in July 2000, a month after his military strongman father died. His father rose to power through the Syrian military before taking control of Syria in 1970.

BASHAR al-Assad’s 24-year rule over Syria has finally crumbled, marking the end of a regime infamous for its heinous crimes and devastating legacy. Once hailed as a potential reformer, Assad’… ...

Asma al-Assad, wife of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, casts her vote during the country's presidential elections in Douma, Syria, with her husband in this file photo taken in 2021 ...

Bashar al-Assad inherited his powers in July 2000, a month after his military strongman father died. His father rose to power through the Syrian military before taking control of Syria in 1970.