Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is living in near-isolation in Russia, sidelined by President Vladimir Putin, one year after fleeing Syria following the collapse of his rule, according to a ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — As they mark the first anniversary this week of toppling Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syrians are also celebrating another likely milestone. The U.S. is on the verge of removing ...

Extensive Russian influence in Syria goes back to the Soviet era and survived the collapse of the USSR and the end of communism. It appears that now Russian influence in Syria has survived the fall of ...

DAMASCUS, Syria—During 13 years of revolution and war, the Syrian dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad set a high water mark for cruelty in the 21st century, disappearing tens of thousands of ...

Iranian General Qassem Soleimani warned Syrian officials that Luna al-Shibl, a close adviser to President Bashar al-Assad, was a spy months before she died in a suspected assassination disguised as a ...

Syrians marked the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and his iron-fisted rule on Monday, as the fractured nation struggles to find stability and recover after years of war.

A year ago, rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad, ending decades of dictatorship and civil war. But challenges remain for the new leadership. A year ago, rebels overthrew President Bashar ...

One year after leading the insurgent charge that swiftly ended generations of Baathist rule, Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is claiming victories on an even more unlikely front. Sharaa's ...

A new 20-minute CNN investigation by chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward centers on Austin Tice, who was captured and detained in 2012 by the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. Tice is the ...

Siwar Al Assad’s new release, Damascus Has Fallen, offers an intimate portrait of daily life in Syria during challenging times. Rather than presenting a detached account of conflict, Al Assad ...

Bashar al-Assad passes the time playing online video games in his Moscow high-rise, according to a former military officer close to the Assad family who spoke to German newspaper Die Zeit. The ousted ...