Bashar al-Assad

Bashar al-Assad

A poster depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is placed on a building in Damascus, after last week's rebel seizure of Aleppo marked the biggest offensive for years, Syria December 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Firas Makdesi/File Photo

Syrian rebels topple President Assad, PM calls for free elections

Assad, who had crushed all forms of dissent, flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination earlier on Sunday

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

Photo: Collected

Five killed in blast inside Syrian army ammunition depot

Anchal Vohra. Illustration: TBS

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

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

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

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: Reuters

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

In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: Reuters

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

Photo: BSS/AFP

Trump says he wanted to kill Assad, but Mattis opposed

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: Reuters

Syria's Assad designates Arnous to form a new government, presidency says