Bashar al-Assad

Bashar al-Assad, the deposed Syrian president living in exile in Moscow, has reportedly survived a suspected poisoning attack amid claims it was an attempt to embarrass the Russian government.

Paolo Villanueva Oct 02, 2025

Former Isis bride Shamima Begum may one day return to Britain, after government minister Angela Eagle refused to rule out allowing her back.

William Dove Dec 17, 2024

The IDF confirmed that the military launched targeted air strikes on "military infrastructure" in Syria to prevent Iranian arms shipments from reaching Hezbollah.

Danielle Summer Oct 25, 2023

Assad regime was forced to call a ceasefire after rebel forces responded to the relentless assault on civilian territories in Idlib, Syria.

Danielle Summer Oct 12, 2023

The UK has been cracking down against individuals who are deemed to be supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Christine Caparras Mar 22, 2022

North Korea's arms exporter is believed to have made at least 40 shipments through a complex smuggling network.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 28, 2018

Opposition activists say that Damascus has used chemical weapons on the rebel-held enclave of Ghouta, a day after a UN-brokered ceasefire was passed.

Brendan Cole Feb 26, 2018

Israeli satellites spot two of Moscow's advanced fighter aircraft, Su-57, at an airbase in Syria.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 25, 2018

The UN Security Council unanimously called for the implementation of a 30-day truce deal across Syria in what is a significant development.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 25, 2018

The latest butchery in the Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta by Assad forces shames the isolationist United Kingdom.

James Bloodworth Feb 22, 2018

More than 250 people have been killed in intense bombing from Syrian government forces in eastern Ghouta. At least 50 children were among the dead.

Brendan Cole Feb 21, 2018

Over Syrian 1,000 civilians, many of them children, were killed in the first week of February alone as air strikes hit hospitals, schools and markets.

David Sim Feb 15, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to continue strikes in Syria despite the risk of sparking a conflict with Iran via its Syrian and Lebanese proxies.

David Brennan Feb 12, 2018

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 384 people, including 94 children, have been killed in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region since 29 January.

David Sim Feb 07, 2018

The Syrian regime claimed that most of the projectiles fired by Israeli forces were intercepted.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 07, 2018

London-born Lucas Kinney stars has appeared in a new al-Qaeda propaganda video where he appeals for jihadists to join the fight against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Arabic.

William Watkinson Feb 05, 2018

American officials suspect the Syrian regime has found a way to develop a new chemical weapon and could have kept it hidden in secret locations.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 02, 2018

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) warns of Iran's interference and growing Hezbollah influence in Lebanon.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 29, 2018

Buttressed by aerial bombardment and cross-border artillery fire, the ground personnel are advancing inside the Syrian territory along with tanks.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 22, 2018

Emir was one of six children killed by Syrian and Russian air strikes on Eastern Ghouta on Monday. Since 29 December, 126 people, including 29 children, have lost their lives.

David Sim Jan 09, 2018

A few desperately sick children have been evacuated to hospitals in Damascus from the besieged rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, but many more remain.

David Sim Dec 27, 2017

Syrians are covering one eye in photos to support #SolidaritywithKarim after baby lost one eye in artillery attack on eastern Ghouta by Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 20, 2017

"I have taken a decision: a significant part of the Russian troop contingent located in Syria is returning home to Russia," Putin said.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 11, 2017

Photos of the shattered Syrian city of Raqqa after a fierce four-month battle to expel Islamic State (Isis/Daesh).

David Sim Oct 24, 2017

Sahar's skeletal body weighed four pounds (1.9kg) when she reached the hospital in eastern Ghouta region, where humanitarian access is restricted due to a blockade imposed by the Assad regime.

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 23, 2017

Syrian battery attacked after it allegedly fired on Israeli warplanes during reconnaissance mission over neighbouring Lebanon.

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 16, 2017

The Nato allies are drifting apart when the West needs Turkey to be close, and it's tragic for both sides.

Kyle W. Orton Oct 09, 2017

Rights group says 530,000 Syrian children missed school last year as funds did not reach hosting countries.

Ludovica Iaccino Sep 14, 2017

At least two people are reported killed in the air strike near the city of Masyaf in Hama region in central Syria.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 07, 2017

Activists hope their testimonies will be used in future war crime trials to hold the Syrian government to account.

Isabelle Gerretsen Aug 29, 2017