The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and ...

How the collapse of the Syrian government shifts power dynamics in the Middle East, including Russian influence ...

"Perhaps Islamic rule will come … and the regime will become totalitarian again," SDC adviser Riad Darar told Newsweek.

In 1994, the line of succession changed in what seemed a promising way. Basil al-Assad, the “hero” and Hafez al-Assad’s ...

The Assad regime cultivated ethnic and religious divides that threaten Syria's future even after the dynasty's fall.

Syrian leader Bashar Assad issued what appeared to be his first public statement since he was ousted and fled with his family ...

Assad's flight to Russia may be a blessing in disguise, as it could allow for more effective transitional justice in Syria.

Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but ...

Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez, ruled Syria for more than half a century but how did one family achieve and maintain ...

On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad — whose son, Bashar ...