Images taken just after the precipitous end of the civil war reveal a secret legacy that is just becoming visible.

Hours before rebel forces seized Damascus and toppled his government on Sunday, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was already out of the country, telling hardly anyone, five former officials told AFP.

Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar, in the family's hometown. Videos verified by the BBC showed armed men chanting as ...

The lavish lifestyle and taste of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are on display in a video that shows the abandoned garage of the presidential palace in Damascus filled with luxury cars.

(NewsNation) — The reign of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ended abruptly after he fled to Russia over the weekend as rebel troops overtook Damascus and seized control of the city. The ousted ...

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Russia and are now in Moscow. Assad's departure marks the end of nearly 25 years of brutal rule. NPR's ...

The fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, the culmination of years of civil war, has given way to a power vacuum with different factions protecting their own interests – and vying for power ...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship seemed a distant prospect two weeks ago. But Syria’s rebels completed a speedy and stunning march to power on Sunday, starting an uncertain new era ...

President Bashar al-Assad has left Syria behind, fleeing to Russia with his family and leaving his once-impenetrable Damascus mansion to be ransacked by militants and rebels. Members of Jaish al ...

An anti-government fighter tears down a portrait of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo after rebels and their allies entered the northern Syrian city on November 30, 2024. (Photo by ...

The Kremlin has announced that Russia has granted political asylum to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a decision made personally by President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry ...