Bashar al-Assad

A rebel fighter holds a weapon, after rebels led by HTS have sought to capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in the north and Hama in west-central Syria by pressing onwards to Homs, in Hama, Syria December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano/File Photo

Syrian rebel assault widens as Assad races to defend Homs, Damascus

Besides capturing Aleppo in the north, Hama in the centre and Deir al-Zor in the east, rebels said they have taken southern Quneitra, Deraa and Suweida and advanced to within 50 km (30 miles) of...

Middle East

Five killed in blast inside Syrian army ammunition depot

Thoughts

Assad is friends with the Arab world again

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks as he meets with the Syrian cabinet in Damascus, Syria in this handout picture released by Sana on March 30, 2021. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

Politics

Syria's Assad wins 4th term with 95% of vote, in election the West calls fraudulent

A woman prepares a ballot box during the presidential elections at a polling centre in Damascus, Syria May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

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Syrians go to the polls in election that Assad is set to win

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: Reuters

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Syria's election holds few surprises after years of war

In this June 10, 2000 file photo, Syrian mourners wave portraits of President Hafez Assad, right, and his two sons Bashar, centre, and Basil who died in a car accident in 1994 to mourn the death of their president, in Damascus, Syria. AP Photo/Hussein Malla

Politics

In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule

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Syria's Assad blames Turkey for fighting between Azeris and Armenians

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Trump says he wanted to kill Assad, but Mattis opposed

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