Images of Bashar al-Assad and his family were emblematic of the dynasty’s grip on Syria. Though remnants linger after the ...

For 54 years, Syria existed in the shadow of a silence so profound, it swallowed entire lives.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attending prayers in the capital, Damascus, earlier this year. (SANA/AFP/Getty Images) Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family are in Moscow ...

Assad is backed by Russia and Iran ... dividing the region and fragmenting the countries in it and redrawing the map in line with the objectives of the United States and the West," Assad said ...