How Assad’s fall has damaged Russia’s ambitions in Africa
Samuel Ramani, an associate fellow at the RUSI think tank and the author of the book Russia in Africa, described the collapse ...
The Assad regime's fall has freed displaced Syrians stuck in a remote desert camp
More than 7,000 people had taken shelter in the Rukban camp, near the border with Jordan, many of whom fled the regime and ...
Syrian Rebel Leader Calls for Lifting of Sanctions, as al-Assad Defends Exit
Ahmed al-Shara urged nations to remove sanctions from Syria and the terrorism designation from his group so Syria could ...
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Bashar al-Assad releases first statement since he fled Syria
In the first public remarks attributed to Bashar al-Assad since he left Syria, the deposed Syrian president has defended his ...
Bashar al-Assad says he didn't plan to flee Syria before evacuation to Russia
In his first public comments since fleeing Syria and being evacuated to Russia, former leader Bashar al-Assad says his ...
Assad defends escape from Syria, blames ‘terrorist onslaught’ in first statement
Assad’s Telegram account said he left Syria for Russia from Hmeimim air base on Dec. 8. In Gaza, the death toll passed 45,000 ...
What Assad's fall has revealed about Syria's trade in the stimulant drug Captagon
Syria’s nearly 14-year-old civil war fragmented the country, crumbled the economy and created fertile ground for the ...
Assad says he didn’t plan to flee Syria, according to presidency Telegram account
Assad’s departure from the country was unplanned, according to a statement posted Monday on the Syrian Presidency Telegram ...
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Russian forces in Syria deny Assad's claim he was forced to flee from their Latakia base
Follow the latest on Syria Syria's former president Bashar Al Assad said his exit to Moscow was "not planned", in his first ...
Bashar al-Assad Exploited Alawites’ Fear
Supporting Assad, himself an Alawite, was a matter not of loyalty or politics for this community, the regime insisted, but of ...
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Assad makes first public statement after Syria ouster. What happens next for him and his wealth?
Assad said he went to the Russian base in Latakia province to "oversee combat operations ... The country is now largely under ...
Assad paints himself as 'custodian' to Syria as picture unfolds on collapse of Damascus
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad broke his silence since fleeing the nation following the Islamist rebel takeover and looked to portray himself only ever as a "custodian" of Syria.