The Latest Breaking News from Bashar alAssad

Israel intensifies Syria attacks, but HTS leader says doesn’t want conflict

De facto new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa slams Israelis attacks, but says Syria cannot afford to enter a new conflict.

Al Jazeera · Dec 15, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,025

Here are the key developments on the 1,025th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera · Dec 15, 2024

Ex-prisoners Back In Syria's Cells 'Of Despair'

This time he was there by choice. "We had to scrub clean the torture areas and toilets, and drag the dead from the cells," said Bajbouj, who is still frail and said that this was his first time near the building since his release.

International Business Times · Dec 15, 2024

As Erdogan celebrates Turkish role in ousting Assad, uncertainty lies ahead

Ankara, one of the principal backers of some of the Syrian rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad, is being seen as a winner in the overthrow of the Assad regime. However, analysts warn much of the success of the operation will depend on whether a stable government emerges.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 14, 2024

‘The army just ran away’: how Bashar al-Assad lost his brutal grip on Syria

Former president’s regime killed and tortured hundreds of thousands of protesters. Now Syrians are facing a new country and a new reality

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2024

Jordan To Host Syria Talks After Damascus Erupts In Celebration

Jordan will host US, EU, Turkish and Arab diplomats on Saturday for high-level talks on Syria, a day after celebrations in Damascus and nationwide rejoicing at the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad.

International Business Times · Dec 14, 2024

Los Angeles grand jury indicts former Syrian official for torture

Alsheikh once served as a governor in Syria and immigrated to the US in 2020

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2024

US citizen imprisoned in Syria has been released and flown to Jordan

Travis Timmerman, 29, was imprisoned in Syria after crossing into the country on a Christian pilgrimage in June.

Al Jazeera · Dec 13, 2024

Syria's Druze Hope For Better Future Without Assad

Bayan al-Hinnawi, who spent years behind bars in Bashar al-Assad's Syria, joined crowds in the heartland of the Druze minority on Friday to celebrate the president's fall, "a dream" come true for the former prisoner.

International Business Times · Dec 13, 2024

Inside Assad’s Captagon drug-smuggling empire and how it funded brutal Syrian regime

The export of illegal drug captagon financially fuelled Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime for years

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024