Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family's rule.
He didn’t look like a dictator. Awkward and gangly, his mannerisms unassuming, at least until he opened his mouth, Bashar al-Assad exuded none of the machismo of other Arab strongmen like Muammar ...
Bashar Barhoum woke in his dungeon prison cell in Damascus at dawn Sunday, thinking it would be the last day of his life.
Syrian insurgents say they have entered the central city of Hama after three days of intense clashes with government forces ...
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali said early Sunday that the government is ready to “extend its hand" to the opposition and hand over its functions to a transitional government.
The consequences were catastrophic. A devastating civil war broke out, resulting in more than 300,000 deaths (some estimates ...
Across the Middle East and beyond, the fall of Syria’s authoritarian government at the hands of jihadi fighters set off waves ...
The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday, as rebels seized control of the capital Damascus. Deposed President Bashar al-Assad was granted asylum by Russia, according to state-run Tass news.
On Sunday morning, a lightning offensive by Syrian rebels ended with the dramatic fall of Damascus, marking the collapse of ...
The organization, which the US designates a terrorist group, has tried to shed that image and appear more moderate to the ...
President Bashar al-Assad left Syria shortly before rebel forces took the capital, Damascus, leaving various groups in ...