Syria, Assad

Inside a Syrian 'reconciliation centre' where Assad's soldiers give up their weapons
Former regime fighters tell the BBC they want to regain civilian status and had nothing to do with atrocities.
Syria’s New Government Steps Up Pursuit of Assad Loyalists
Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has emerged as a top priority for the new administration in Syria.
Syria's interim government to disband al-Assad's security agencies
Syria's transitional government has vowed to dissolve and restructure all security agencies of the toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime accused of mass killings and abuses. Al-Assad, who ruled Syria for more than two decades,
Investigators race to secure evidence of atrocities by Syria’s Assad regime
War crimes investigators, Syrian civil society and rights groups are scrambling to preserve evidence of the Assad regime’s crimes after key sites were ransacked in the chaotic aftermath of this month’s rebel victory.
Syria’s new rulers crack down on alleged Assad loyalist militias
Clashes erupted last week in several cities across Syria between Assad supporters and the new government, which is led by Islamist rebels.
New Syrian govt captures 300 Assad loyalists, cracks down on informants and former soldiers
Syria's new authorities have ramped up their crackdown on loyalists of the Assad regime. Rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham have arrested 300, including informants, pro-regime fighters and former soldiers.
Syria News Update | Nearly 300 Arrested In Syria Crackdown On Assad Loyalists | Assad Syria | N18G
Syria's new authorities have arrested nearly 300 people, including informants, pro-regime fighters and former soldiers, in a crackdown on loyalists to ousted former president Bashar al-Assad. Since rebels led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group toppled Assad three weeks ago,

Beirut, Lebanon and Bashar Assad

Uncovering the atrocities of the Assad regime at its 'death factory' on the hill
Sednaya prison was the site where thousands of Syrians were tortured and killed under Assad’s regime. Investigators have uncovered mass graves, and are calling for justice.
'Assad's fall opened years of my husband's past I knew nothing about'
It was early December when Douna Haj Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, discovered the disturbing details of her husband's detention in ...
Bashar al-Assad’s wife Asma given only 50% chance of cancer survival: ‘Asma is dying’
The British wife of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is deathly ill with leukemia — with doctors only giving her a 50% ...
Bashar al-Assad's wife Asma 'barred from UK' for potentially lifesaving cancer treatment
Bashar al-Assad ’s critically ill wife will not be allowed to return to the UK for cancer treatment after her British ...
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2024 turnaround: Assad fall grants Turkey’s Erdogan electoral rebound
Despite facing a historic defeat in local elections, Erdogan’s foreign policy wins, including Turkish-backed rebels’ victory ...
Clashes between Islamists now in power in Syria and Assad’s supporters kill 6 fighters
A British-based war monitor said clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar ...
At least 14 security personnel killed in ‘ambush’ by former Assad forces, new Syrian authorities say
At least 14 law enforcement personnel were killed in western Syria overnight in an “ambush” by the former forces of deposed ...
Middle East latest: Ukraine pledges support for a new Syria
By The Associated Press Ukraine’s foreign minister met with Syria’s de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday, ...