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Bashar Assad ruled Syria with iron fist before defeat in civil war 

Bashar Assad ruled Syria with iron fist before defeat in civil war 

  • Assad turned the full power of the Syrian military against his opponents as he sought to crush the rebellion inspired by the Arab Spring movement that had toppled leaders in Egypt and Tunisia
  • Syria’s demoralized army crumbled as rebels led by President Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s Islamist Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham group swept toward Damascus
By Reuters ·
Analysis Does Syria’s death sentence for Bashar Assad bring justice any closer? video

Does Syria’s death sentence for Bashar Assad bring justice any closer?

By Tarek Ali Ahmad and Gabriele Malvisi ·
Update Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes video

Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes

By AP ·
Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes

Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes

By AP ·
Children of Syrian dentist disappeared under Assad likely dead: commission

Children of Syrian dentist disappeared under Assad likely dead: commission

By AFP ·
Special 2025 was an exceptionally good year for Syria, here’s a look back graphic

2025 was an exceptionally good year for Syria, here’s a look back

By ANAN TELLO ·
Stranger in Moscow: Leaked data details life of Assad in exile

Stranger in Moscow: Leaked data details life of Assad in exile

By Arab News ·
Analysis What do the leaked Assad videos tell us about the deposed Syrian regime? video

What do the leaked Assad videos tell us about the deposed Syrian regime?

By TAREK ALI AHMAD ·
Efforts to heal Syria’s ‘deep divisions’ arduous but ‘not insurmountable,’ UN chief says on anniversary of Assad’s fall

Efforts to heal Syria’s ‘deep divisions’ arduous but ‘not insurmountable,’ UN chief says on anniversary of Assad’s fall

By Ephrem Kossaify ·
France issues third arrest warrant against Syria’s ex-leader Bashar Assad

France issues third arrest warrant against Syria’s ex-leader Bashar Assad

By AFP ·
France’s top court annuls arrest warrant against Syria’s Assad

France’s top court annuls arrest warrant against Syria’s Assad

By AFP ·
EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas (C) video

EU vows €2.5bn to help Syrians after Assad ouster

By AFP ·
France probes 2012 reporters’ deaths in Syria as crime against humanity

France probes 2012 reporters’ deaths in Syria as crime against humanity

By AFP ·

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