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Bashar al-Assad
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January 04, 2026
Gilded cage: Inside Bashar al-Assad's life in exile a year after his fall
Bashar al-Assad's exile in Russia is a life of secluded luxury and political irrelevance, where he is wealthy and secure but silenced by the Kremlin
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December 08, 2025
Leaked videos of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad show him mocking Putin, Syrians, Eastern Ghouta
Newly leaked videos reveal former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad mocking Syrians who can't afford food, military personnel, and Russian President Putin's appearance
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October 13, 2025
Inside Bashar al-Assad's lavish Moscow hideaway: A life of gaming, mall hopping revealed
Bashar al-Assad is reportedly living a luxurious exile in Moscow, spending time playing video games and mall hopping under Putin's protection
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October 05, 2025
Was former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad poisoned in Moscow to humiliate Putin?
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was reportedly poisoned in his villa in Moscow, Russia, where he is in hiding. The motive and those responsible for the assassination attempt is unknown
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August 23, 2025
OPINION | Syria's minority question: Can Al Sharaa deliver where the Assad family failed?
The fragile peace is already being tested as Syrian President Ahmad Al Sharaa’s new provisional government prepares to hold 'fair parliamentary elections' next month
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May 31, 2025
Islamic State targets new Syrian government, claims responsibility for first bombing since fall of Bashar al-Assad
The group has labelled the new Syrian government an 'apostate regime'. There has been an uptick in IS activities since April, after the US decided to reduce its troop strength from 2,000 to around 700
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April 28, 2025
Iran sent aircraft with troops to Syria to save Bashar al-Assad but Israeli F-16s scared them away
Regional analysts believe that Netanyahu had no direct involvement in the fall of Assad though he had warned the despot earlier against his support of Hezbollah
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December 30, 2024
Israeli commandos stormed Iranian missile facilities in Syria with US approval: Report
Israel conducted a commando operation in Syria's Maysaf in September after it learnt that Iran was planning to make missiles for Hezbollah at an underground facility readied by Bashar al Assad
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December 17, 2024
Did Bashar al-Assad commit genocide in Syria? Over 1 lakh bodies recovered from mass grave near Damascus
The mass grave was found at a site in al-Qutayfah, which is 40km north of Damascus and at least four more sites have been identified by the Syrian Emergency Task Force
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December 16, 2024
Didn’t plan to flee Syria or seek refuge, says Assad in his first statement from Russia
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was evacuated by Russia as rebels advanced into the capital. Assad said he oversaw the combat operations from Latakia after he left the country
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December 15, 2024
Syrian rebel leader Mohammed al-Julani has a warning for Benjamin Netanyahu: 'No more excuses'
Julani said Iran turned his country into an "attack platform" but "there would be no future enmity"
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December 10, 2024
Abu Mohammed Al-Julani offers amnesty to Assad soldiers, to release list of officials who 'tortured Syrian people'
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) chief Abu Mohammed al-Julani said the soldiers whose 'hands are not stained with the blood of the Syrian people' would be granted amnesty
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December 10, 2024
Israel-Syria buffer zone explained: Hezbollah media alleges IDF reached outskirts of Damascus
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is acting first and foremost to protect its border and does not intend to operate beyond the buffer zone on Golan Heights
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December 09, 2024
Can Assad regime's ouster speed up Israel's hostage negotiations with Hamas?
The negotiations between Israel and Hamas have failed since the release of 105 hostages in November 2023 during a weeklong ceasefire
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December 09, 2024
Syria: Sniffer dogs, engineering experts deployed as Sednaya prison's underground cells remain unbreached | VIDEOS
Bashar al-Assad tortured thousands, if not more, of his rivals in Sednaya prison near Damascus, which is now being liberated by HTS fighters; several remain stuck in the underground facility, social media videos show
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December 09, 2024
As Bashar al-Assad and family flee to Moscow, Syrians celebrate 'fall of the tyrant'
Russian news agencies said Moscow granted Bashar al-Assad and his family asylum on humanitarian grounds
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December 08, 2024
Meet Bashar al-Assad's family members as Syrian rebels oust Alawite regime from Damascus
The 24-year authoritarian rule of the Assad family has come to an end as Syrian rebels take control of Damascus. Bashar al-Assad and his family members were accused of ruling with an iron fist and supporting corruption in the bureaucracy
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December 08, 2024
What will happen to President Bashar al-Assad? The dictator of Syria could even be killed
Bashar al-Assad's regime is hanging by a thread but neither Russia nor Iran, his allies, might step in to save him
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December 08, 2024
Will Abu Mohammed al-Julani succeed Bashar al-Assad? Once an al-Qaeda member, Syrian rebel leader now seeks legitimacy
Abu Mohammed al-Julani earlier said that his organisation, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, does not kill innocent civilians, hoping to shed his al-Qaeda roots as he seeks to lead the new Syrian regime
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December 08, 2024
Bashar al-Assad net worth: Arms trade to money laundering, how rich is Syrian President's family?
Legal and illegal means make Bashar al-Assad's family filthy rich, reports suggest; Syria's most powerful family got billions of US dollars, apart from their hidden offshore assets and treasures, the White House believes
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December 08, 2024
Did Syrian President Bashar al-Assad contact both Donald Trump and Iran's Khamenei before he vanished?
Though an Assad ally, Russian President Putin is reportedly disgusted by the way the Syrian army retreated without putting up a fight
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December 08, 2024
Is Bashar al-Assad DEAD? Syrian president's flight vanishes after leaving Damascus as Syrian rebels topple regime
Initially, Bashar al-Assad's flight headed to the the Syrian coastal region where his Alawite sect is strong but subsequently took an abrupt turn and disappeared off the map
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December 07, 2024
Syria-rebels conflict explained: Why Iran, Israel are wary of Al Qaeda-linked Islamic group HTS
Al Qaeda-linked HTS rebels of Syria want to establish Islamic rule in Syria and the Abu Mohammed al-Golani-led group have been governing parts of country for many years ahead of the recent Aleppo attack
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September 28, 2024
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah killed by Israel: Kidnapping IDF soldiers to aiding Bashar in Syrian civil war, 5 things about late Lebanon Shia leader
Having fought Isreal in 2000 and 2006, Hassan Nasrallah's Hezbollah sent thousands of its fighters into Syria to support Bashar al-Assad against rebel forces
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May 19, 2023
Syria's Assad arrives in Saudi Arabia for regional summit
Assad's troops have taken control of much of Syria thanks to his main allies
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