The ex-dictator's methods are highlighted by tons of documents that weren't burned in the fall of the regime. Mamdouh, a rebel who fought in the Syrian town of Soueida on December 8, 2024, recounts: “The regime put up a lot of resistance to us here,

Often mysterious, the graffiti preserves fragments of what the anonymous inmates were thinking as they faced torture and death.

Documents circulating on social media claiming Syria's former first lady Asma al-Assad was a spy for British intelligence have been described as "likely forged".

Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.

A video shared on X purports to show former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visiting his aunt’s home in Moscow, Russia. Verdict: False The claim is false, as the video shows al-Assad visiting a wounded member of the Syrian Army in Hama in 2017.

Iranians and Israelis have been banned from flying to Syria, which is under new leadership since last month's overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, an airport source said.International flights resumed at Syria's main airport in Damascus on January 7,

Assad’s government in December 2024 created new possibilities to ensure accountability for years of atrocity crimes and the opportunity to establish a new government that respects human rights.

Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums. Some Syrians say the move is a worrying sign of how the former rebels plan to govern a diverse country.

Chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court Karim Khan met Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday, state media reported, as last month's ouster of Bashar al-Assad sparks hopes for justice.

After the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, The New York Times joined a group of former rebel soldiers trying to enforce law and order in a country grappling with the ghosts of its past.

While Russian ally Bashar al-Assad was being toppled by rebels in Syria, another friend of Moscow, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, was being chaperoned by Kremlin-backed mercenaries in the conflict-ridden Central African Republic (CAR),

EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib announced a 235 million euro aid package for Syria and neighbouring countries on Friday during a visit to Damascus.