Bashar al-Assad - Wikipedia
Bashar al-Assad [b] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician, military officer and former dictator [1] who served as the 19th president of Syria from 2000 until his government was …
What happened in Syria? How did al-Assad fall?
Dec 8, 2024 · In the early hours of Sunday morning, opposition forces declared Syria liberated from the rule of President Bashar al-Assad as opposition forces surged into the capital. The …
Bashar al-Assad | Family, Biography, Religion, Fleeing, & Facts ...
6 days ago · Bashar al-Assad is a Syrian dynast who succeeded his father Hafez al-Assad as president of Syria in 2000 and served until 2024, when he was toppled after 13 years of civil war.
After decades of brutal rule, Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been …
Dec 9, 2024 · A former ophthalmologist who studied in London, Assad took power in an unopposed election following the death of his father Hafez al-Assad, who had led the Baath …
What lies ahead for Assad and his family? - BBC
Dec 13, 2024 · When Bashar al-Assad was toppled on Sunday, it turned the page on not only his 24-year presidency but on more than 50 years of his family ruling Syria. Before Assad took …
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: The president who lost his homeland
Dec 8, 2024 · After more than 13 years of war, hundreds of thousands of people killed and millions displaced, the 24-year rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is over.
In Syria, the Assads leave a bitter legacy after a half-century of ...
Dec 8, 2024 · Hafez al-Assad was an air force officer who seized power in a 1970 coup. Syria had already endured repeated coups, most of them short-lived. But Assad ruthlessly suppressed …
Syria’s interim president calls clashes ‘expected challenges ... - CNN
Mar 9, 2025 · The number of people killed in clashes in Syria between government security forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad has risen to 642, according to a …
Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with …
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 …
Syrians mark 14th anniversary of civil war uprising by celebrating …
1 day ago · DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thousands of Syrians poured into the streets and public squares on Saturday to mark the 14th anniversary of the start of the country’s civil war for the …