Bashar al-Assad is the second son of Hafez al-Assad, a military officer who led a coup in 1970 and ruled Syria for nearly 30 years. Born in Damascus, the younger Assad was just 5 years old when ...

Under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure, Ahmed al-Sharaa pulled troops from Syria's Druze heartland -- a move that ...

After nearly 14 years of devastating war, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end, with rebel forces taking control of the capital Damascus. The 24-year rule of Assad ...

Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Posted 11:44 p.m. Dec 6, 2012 — Updated 9:13 p.m. Aug 23, 2023 ...

ISTANBUL — President Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s autocratic ruler, was ousted Sunday after a quarter century in power, toppled after an Islamist rebel offensive that hurtled through Syrian cities ...

The liberation of Syria from the clutches of President Bashar al-Assad, after his family ruled the country for 50 years, is an unqualified good. Story by Michael A. Cohen • 5d ...

President Bashar Al-Assad Has Fled Syria and His Brutal Regime Is Finally Over “This historic opportunity must be seized and decades of grave human rights violations redressed.” ...

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad Photo-illustration by Gluekit; Source photo by Alexei Druzhinin/TASS/Getty. Now, recognizing reality, many of the countries that cut him off 10 years ago have ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bashar al-Assad, who was president of Syria from 2000 to 2024. 1994 – Syrian President Hafez Assad’s oldest son and heir apparent, Basel, dies in a car ...

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bashar al-Assad, who was president of Syria from 2000 to 2024. Personal Birth date: September 11, 1965 Birth place: Damascus, Syria ...