The luxurious compound, made up of three six-story buildings surrounded by manicured gardens, was a symbol of Assad’s power.
Assad, combined to rule Syria for more than 50 years, always with an iron fist that crushed dissent and relied on the country's feared security forces.
The consequences were catastrophic. A devastating civil war broke out, resulting in more than 300,000 deaths (some estimates are higher ), 5.4 million refugees, and 6.9 million people internally displaced. This will be Assad’s legacy.
The Assad regime cultivated ethnic and religious divides that threaten Syria's future even after the dynasty's fall.
Understanding the factors that led to the Syrian regime’s collapse is key to putting the pieces of the country back together.
For more than half a century, Syria had been ruled with an iron fist by the Assad regime. It all came to an end this weekend with lightning speed, as rebels took control of the capital city of Damascus,
Moscow can seek to preserve its most important assets in Syria through cooperation with an Alawite autonomous zone—if that community moves quickly to establish one.
Syria has had a week like no other, rebels toppling President Bashar al-Assad and opening Saydnaya prison, while the hunt for American Austin Tice continues.
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has fled as rebels captured the capital Damascus. With this, the over five decades of the brutal regime of the Assad family has ended. Here’s a look at how the ousted president and his father,
Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez, ruled Syria for more than half a century but how did one family achieve and maintain power?
Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address.