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  1. Bashar al-Assad - Wikipedia

    Bashar al-Assad[b] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian former politician, doctor and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until his overthrow in 2024 after the Syrian civil war.

  2. Bashar al-Assad | Family, Biography, Religion, Fleeing ...

    Dec 29, 2025 · Bashar al-Assad (born September 11, 1965, Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian dynast who succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, as president of Syria in 2000 and served until 2024, when he …

  3. The Cover-Up: Inside the Plot to Conceal Assad’s Crimes

    Dec 30, 2025 · Thousands of documents and interviews with Assad-era officials reveal how the regime worked to conceal evidence of its atrocities during the Syrian civil war.

  4. The Fall of Bashar al-Assad: Winners, Losers, and Challenges ...

    May 7, 2025 · This article examines the immediate challenges and geopolitical implications of the collapse of the Assad regime, assessing the role of Syria’s interim leadership, the strategic interests …

  5. Syria: What to know about Assad's overthrow and what might ...

    Dec 9, 2024 · After 13 years of Syria’s grinding civil war, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is gone, the dictator fleeing his country in the face of a sensational advance by rebel forces.

  6. Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad flees to parts unknown ...

    Dec 8, 2024 · The possible whereabouts of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began to emerge Sunday after he abruptly resigned and fled Damascus as rebel forces stormed the capital and …

  7. Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ... - CNN

    Dec 8, 2024 · Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a lightning rebel …

  8. Syria war updates: Opposition takes Damascus, al-Assad flees

    Dec 7, 2024 · Syria’s armed opposition forces say President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule has come to an end after they seized the capital, Damascus. Russia says al-Assad has left Syria and ordered a ...

  9. Assad family live in Russian luxury as Bashar ‘brushes up on ...

    Dec 15, 2025 · Assad family live in Russian luxury as Bashar ‘brushes up on ophthalmology’ Family friend, sources in Russia and Syria, and leaked data help give rare insight into life of dictator’s ...

  10. A look back at Bashar al-Assad's rule of Syria - NPR

    Dec 9, 2024 · Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Russia and are now in Moscow. Assad's departure marks the end of nearly 25 years of brutal rule.