Bashar al-Assad
Syria: Major schism over control emerges within Assad family
Middle East
May 6, 2020
Syria: Major schism over control emerges within Assad family
Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf has publicly hit out at Assad’s seizure of his businesses, exposing a rift in the elite’s…
Germany: Syrian ex-secret police go on trial for war crimes
Middle East
April 23, 2020
Germany: Syrian ex-secret police go on trial for war crimes
BERLIN (AP) — Two former members of Syria’s secret police appeared in court in Germany on Thursday accused of crimes…
Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus
Middle East
April 20, 2020
Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus
BEIRUT (AP) — After nine years of war, Syria is broken into three rival parts unable to work together and…
As rebel-held Syria fears virus, just one machine is there to test
Middle East
April 14, 2020
As rebel-held Syria fears virus, just one machine is there to test
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) — A single machine at Mohamad Shahim Makki’s medical center in Idlib province, part of Syria’s last…
Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks
Middle East
April 9, 2020
Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks
Global chemical weapons watchdog the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Wednesday for the first time explicitly…
Syria’s brutal war enters 10th year
Middle East
March 15, 2020
Syria’s brutal war enters 10th year
Syria’s brutal conflict enters its 10th year Sunday with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime consolidating its hold over a war-wracked country…
First trial on torture in Syria to open in Germany in April
Middle East
March 11, 2020
First trial on torture in Syria to open in Germany in April
BERLIN (Reuters) — The first trial of suspected members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s security services for crimes against humanity,…
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
Middle East
March 6, 2020
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Turkey and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib region, their two leaders said…
Turkey, Russia face off in Syria as fighting escalates, plane shot down
Middle East
March 3, 2020
Turkey, Russia face off in Syria as fighting escalates, plane shot down
REYHANLI, Turkey/AMMAN (Reuters) — Turkey shot down a Syrian government warplane on Tuesday over northwest Syria, where fighting has intensified…
Syrian government forces re-enter strategic town, Turkey vows to keep up strikes
Middle East
March 3, 2020
Syrian government forces re-enter strategic town, Turkey vows to keep up strikes
ANKARA/AMMAN (Reuters) — Syrian government forces entered parts of a strategic rebel-held town on Monday, and Turkey said it would…