Compared to what happened in other "Arab Spring" countries, what is unfolding in Syria may appear reassuring. But the Iranian elephant is a big one.

An uncle of the recently ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has fled, via Lebanon, to the United Arab Emirates, according to Lebanese officials. Rifaat al-Assad, known as the “Butcher of ...

An uncle of the recently ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has fled, via Lebanon, to the United Arab Emirates, according to Lebanese officials. Rifaat al-Assad, known as the “Butcher of Hama” for ...

The Syrian dictator had survived more than a decade of attempts by opposition forces to oust his murderous regime. Their failure to dislodge the “butcher of Damascus” had created a sense of ...

I can say that Assad was a butcher". Context As 20 Minutes points out, Turkey has been exercising significant influence over northwestern Syria since 2016, maintaining relations with the (radical ...

With the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the Butcher of Damascus ... This involves neutralizing advanced Syrian military capabilities before they fall into jihadist hands and creating a territorial ...

"He was a butcher… He had no mercy ... certificates from the foreign spy service in Russia - where the deposed Syrian leader Assad has fled. "This award is to the coordinator of the mukhabarat ...

When Syria's dictatorship fell, celebrations broke out around the world, including in Ohio, where Mohammed al-Refai, a ...

The file of individuals implicated in war crimes and human rights violations under the deposed Syrian regime remains one of ...