Dec 9, 2024 · Armed opposition groups launch a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces in northwestern Syria and claim to have wrested control of over 15 villages from government forces in...

Dec 13, 2024 · FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer and Luke Shrago discuss what's at stake for Bashar al-Assad's allies in Asia – China, India and North Korea.

Dec 8, 2024 · President Bashar al-Assad has resigned and fled Syria for Russia, according to Russian state news media outlets, a stunning fall for a longtime dictator who had kept rebel forces at bay for...

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 Party since seizing power in...

Dec 10, 2024 · Opposition forces took Damascus early on Sunday, ending the al-Assad family’s 50-year reign in a surprise offensive that reached the capital in only 12 days.

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday voiced hopes for the end of all violence, as well as the establishment of peace and stability in Syria following the recent fall of the Assad family's half-century-long dictatorship.

Dec 8, 2024 · Bashar al-Assad’s government collapsed after nearly 14 years of civil war, ending the Assad family’s 54-year rule after rebel forces took the city of Damascus and Assad subsequently fled the country by plane.

Dec 15, 2024 · In Syria, Bashar al-Assad has been ousted after a rebel offensive. In South Korea, the parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. We look at the crises in both nations and more in our weekly roundup from around the world.

Dec 12, 2024 · What Bashar al-Assad’s fall means for Syria, the Middle East, and beyond. By Amy Mackinnon , a national security and intelligence reporter at Foreign Policy , and John Haltiwanger , a...

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.