Bashar al-Assad[a] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician, military officer and former dictator [1] who served as the 19th president of Syria from 2000 until his government was …

The Assad family, c. 1993. Front: Anisa Makhlouf and Hafez al-Assad. Rear, left to right: Maher, Bashar, Bassel, Majd, and Bushra al-Assad. The Assad family had ruled Syria since 1971, …

4 days ago · Bashar al-Assad (born September 11, 1965, Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian dynast who succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, as president of Syria in 2000 and served until …

Dec 8, 2024 · Assad and his family arrived in Moscow after being granted asylum in Russia for what state media explained as “humanitarian reasons,” an official source in Russia told CNN …

Mar 31, 2025 · Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in Damascus work …

Dec 8, 2024 · Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a …

Dec 8, 2024 · With opposition forces entering the capital Damascus, Assad flew out of the city early Sunday morning and arrived in Moscow, where the Kremlin has granted asylum to the …

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 …

On December 8, 2024, armed rebels took the Syrian city of Damascus, forcing long-time ruler President Bashar al-Assad to flee the country. The move comes after 13 years of civil war and …

Dec 10, 2024 · After 13 years of Syria’s grinding civil war, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is gone, the dictator fleeing his country in the face of a sensational advance by rebel …