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The Assad family's decadeslong reign in Syria came to an abrupt end Sunday when rebel forces captured Damascus after a stunning lightning-strike rout across ...

Joyful crowds gathered in central squares in Damascus, waving the Syrian revolutionary flag in scenes that recalled the early days of the Arab Spring ...

President Bashar Assad and other officials left Syria, after resigning and hosting negotiations with rebel groups, Russia's Foreign Ministry claimed Sunday.

Rania Abouzeid on President Bashar al-Assad's abdication of power, and the jubilation and fear in Syria as the country and the surrounding region faces an ...

On this historic day for Syria and the Syrian people, France welcomes the fall of Bachar al-Assad and his regime on 8 December 2024, after more (…)

Washington worries that the overthrow of Syria's president could lead to a power grab by Islamist groups.

President Joe Biden says the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression, ...

"At long last, the Assad regime has fallen," President Biden said Sunday, hours after opposition forces entered Damascus and seized control of Syria.

The private residence of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was ransacked after rebels took over the capital, forcing him to flee the country.

Russia has granted the al-Assad family asylum on 'humanitarian grounds', Russian news agencies report.

President Bashar al-Assad's immediate location was not initially clear after rebels took control of Syria's capital. Russia's foreign ministry did not ...

The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Russia's bases in Syria are closed and Iran's pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, ...

Footage has shown prisoners being freed from Syria's most notorious military prison, Saydnaya, after rebels took control of the country.

Many people want to determine the fates of loved ones who disappeared into a notorious military prison that was a symbol of human rights abuses under ...

Bewildered and elated prisoners poured out of Syrian jails on Sunday, shouting with joy as they emerged from one of the world's most notorious detention ...

The reports, citing a Kremlin source, end speculation about the whereabouts of Syria's ousted president.

President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of ...

Biden praises, warns of uncertainty as analysts question his administration's years-long deprioritisation of Syria.

ISTANBUL/DAMASCUS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - After 13 years of civil war, Syria's opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen President Bashar al-Assad's ...

The BBC spoke to people in the Syrian capital after the end of the Assad family's five decades in power.

Breaking this morning: Embattled Syrian President Bashar al Assad, who had survived attempts to overthrow his government throughout a civil war that began ...

This is one of the most consequential setbacks for the Islamic Republic since the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). Syria offered Iran a pathway for influencing the ...

Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, ending a ...

The departure of Syrian President Bashar brings an end to the Assad family rule, spanning just under 54 years. With no clear successor, it throws the ...

Rebel forces in Syria have ousted President Bashar al-Assad from power, ending more than half a century of brutal rule by the Assad family.

On Jan. 21, 1994, Basil al-Assad was killed in what the Syrian government described as a car accident. According to official dispatches, he had been driving too ...

The long rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is over, after rebels swept into the capital Damascus on Sunday. Follow the latest live news updates here.

World leaders are hoping that stability can be preserved in Syria after former president Bashar al-Assad's regime was overthrown by rebels.

Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said Sunday, hours after a rebel advance seized control of Damascus.

The fighters who forced Bashar al-Assad into exile began the complex task of governing the Syrian capital. New York Times reporters entering the country saw ...

Strikes were heard in Damascus early Monday, according to a CNN team in the Syrian capital, after President Bashar al-Assad and his family fled to Russia in ...

The decision to grant asylum to Bashar al-Assad comes amid concerns over Russian military bases in Syria.

The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shattered Iran's network of influence in the Middle East but Israel, the United States and Arab powers must ...

Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.

In recent years, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose government had been sanctioned and ostracized from regional and international diplomacy since 2011, ...

For Israel's leaders, Bashar al-Assad's downfall was made possible by their recent assaults on Hezbollah, Iran and Syria, all of which weakened the ...