End to 14-Year-Old Rule. This dramatic fall marks the end of Bashar al-Assad’s nearly 14-year struggle to maintain power amid Syria’s brutal civil war, which began in 2011.

Dramatic footage has surfaced showing Syrian rebels toppling a statue of Hafez al-Assad, former president and father of Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus’ Al Arnous Square. The video also captures ...

Less than two weeks after Ahmad al-Sharaa ousted Bashar al-Assad in Syria, a U.S. State Department delegation arrived in ...

The ousted Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad kept a signed picture of Queen Elizabeth II inside a room in his presidential palace stuffed with hoards of prized possessions and diplomatic gifts.

Syria Civil War: Rebels took control of Damascus, celebrating end of Bashar al-Assad's regime after over 50 years. Citizens entered Al-Rawda and Muhajreen palaces, looting items, while reports ...

A signed portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, dated 2002, was among the treasures inside Bashar al-Assad's New Shaab Palace in Damascus, now overrun by rebel forces.