Bashar al-Assad transformed into one of the world’s most brutal autocrats. From chemical weapons attacks to Russian military backing, this is the story of how a soft-spoken eye doctor turned Syr ...

Syrians doctors have established themselves in Germany, filling critical health-care gaps. But Assad’s fall and anti-migrant sentiment have some torn.

Exposing their cruelty may actually bolster their power for a while, by reminding their subjects of the dangers of disobedience. However, ruling by fear alone “is risky, because a disgruntled public ...

Oscar-nominated Syrian director Feras Fayyad on the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the dictator who ordered Fayyad's imprisonment ...

Thousands of Syrians have poured into the streets and public squares to mark 14 years since the country’s civil war began, ...

Those who refused were put in jails," he said, adding that any high-level officers in Assad’s forces had fled the country. While much of Syria was happy to see the ouster of Bashar al-Assad ...

Syrian security forces arrested a former commander in the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad on Thursday for involvement in war crimes in Syria, the Interior Ministry said. A ministry statement said ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thousands of Syrians poured into the streets and public squares on Saturday to mark 14 years since the country’s civil war began, the first without Bashar Assad in power.

Yaman al-Ali said he came to celebrate the victory ... First, because we have overthrown Bashar Assad. Of course, we are demanding his execution, not just his overthrow.” ...