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

Apr 11, 2025 · 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 · 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 …

Dec 8, 2024 · As many in Syria celebrated the end of the long rule of Bashar al-Assad, rumors swirled about his whereabouts. The mystery didn’t last long though, as Russian state media …

Dec 13, 2024 · When Bashar al-Assad was toppled on Sunday, it turned the page on not only his 24-year presidency but on more than 50 years of his family ruling Syria. Before Assad took …

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 …

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 9, 2024 · A former ophthalmologist who studied in London, Assad took power in an unopposed election following the death of his father Hafez al-Assad, who had led the Baath …

Dec 8, 2024 · After more than 13 years of war, hundreds of thousands of people killed and millions displaced, the 24-year rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is over.

Dec 9, 2024 · Here's how Assad rose from that unintended beginning as the leader of the strategically important Middle Eastern nation, with a key port on the Mediterranean, to the iron …