The Assad regime ruled Syria for more than 50 years under Assad and his father Hafez - see the family tree below. This marked the conclusion of a regime notorious for its brutality, including ...

Syrians are now visiting the seaside villa of the ousted President Bashir al-Assad. The compound had been off-limits since it was built for the Assad family 50 years ago.

Assad’s father brutally crushed an uprising in Hama, creating a blueprint for repression. Decades later, Syrians can now ...

Toppled Syrian leader Bashar Assad has released what appeared to be his first public statement since his regime was ousted by rebel forces and he fled with his family to Russia more than a week ago.

It was unclear why the tree was burned, and who was behind it ... the Alawite sect have also been attacked. Members of the Assad family are Alawites, and those in the sect were historically ...