Bashar al-Assad - Wikipedia
Bashar al-Assad[b] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician, military officer and dictator [1] who served as the 19th president of Syria from 2000 until his government was overthrown in 2024.
What we know about the deadly violence in Syria | CNN
4 hours ago · Syrian Army forces fire a missile while battling fighters linked to Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad in Latakia, Syria, on Friday. Moawia Atrash/picture alliance via Getty Images.
What we know about the deadly clashes in Syria that have killed …
1 day ago · An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days.. The attack Thursday near the port city of Latakia reopened the wounds of the country’s 13-year civil war and sparked the worst violence Syria has seen since December, when insurgents led by the Islamist ...
Syria says military operation against Assad-linked gunmen in …
8 hours ago · Syria’s interim government has announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted president Bashar Assad and his family in the worst fighting since the end of ...
Syria announces the end of a military operation against Assad …
9 hours ago · DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s interim government on Monday announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted president Bashar Assad and his family in the worst fighting since the end of the 13-year civil war in December.. The Defense Ministry’s announcement comes after a surprise attack by gunmen from the Alawite community on a police patrol near the ...
What We Know About the Clashes in Syria - The New York Times
10 hours ago · Over 1,300 people have been killed in fierce clashes between government forces and gunmen loyal to the Assad regime, according to a war monitor, in a serious challenge to the country’s new rulers.
What happened in Syria? How did al-Assad fall?
Dec 8, 2024 · In the early hours of Sunday morning, opposition forces declared Syria liberated from the rule of President Bashar al-Assad as opposition forces surged into the capital. The former...
More Than 140 Killed in Clashes Between Syrian Forces and Assad ...
3 days ago · Clashes between Syria’s new authorities and gunmen loyal to the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 147 people over the past two days, a war monitor said on Friday, in the ...
Fall of Syria's President puts an end to the Assad family’s 54 years …
Dec 8, 2024 · BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country on Sunday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto control as his country fragmented in a brutal civil war that became a proxy battlefield for …
What happened in Syria’s civil war, who took over and what’s
Dec 9, 2024 · For half a century, the Assad family ruled over Syria with an iron fist, with long-documented reports of mass incarceration torture, extra-judicial killings and atrocities against their own...