The Assad regime ruled Syria for 50 years. Here’s how it fell in less than two weeks ... This new triumph, my brothers, marks a new chapter in the history of the region.” ...

Syrian history presents many lessons for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the radical Islamist group now leading a transitional process there, and those who wish to see a peaceful, secular and democratic ...

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad ...

“A new history, my brothers, is being written in the entire region after this great victory,” said Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the head of HTS. Start your day with ...

Assad Jr. ruled the country for 24 years, unable to surpass his father, Hafez, who led Syria for 29 years. As a result, ... as history usually follows a different path.

History turns on a dime in Syria: A crucial lesson. Plus: Liz Cheney proves herself once again. ... Second, Assad’s fall is a victory for the Israel-U.S. relationship.

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Transcript for the FRONTLINE film Syria After Assad. FRONTLINE Menu. ... no recitation of 40 years of history, the way Hafez al-Assad would “Let me tell you about 1948” sort of ...

Since the early stages of Syria's bloody civil war that began in 2011, Iran has supported Syria's strongman president, Bashar Assad. Now with the loss of Syria's second city, Aleppo, to Assad's ...

That was enough for the Assad regime to be suspicious. My father spent the first few months in Cell No. 4, a space meant for about three people. He recalled being there with 11 others.

As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the ...