Bashar Al-Assad

• Relatives of Bashar Assad arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon: officials

  Tens of thousands of Syrians are believed to have entered Lebanon illegally on the night of Assad's fall earlier this month.

  World

  Dec 28, 2024
  
• Syrian rebels and Assad’s supporters clash, leaving 2 fighters dead

  Syria’s transition has been surprisingly smooth but it’s only been a few weeks since Assad fled the country and his administration and forces melted away.

  World

  Dec 25, 2024
  
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• Who are the rebels that toppled Syria’s Assad? Key questions answered

  While the rebel coalition was made up of several factions, the group believed to be leading the offensive across Syria is the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham or HTS.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2024
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• France issues war crimes arrest warrants for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

  More than 1,000 people were killed with chemical weapons in two attacks in 2013. France issued war crime arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

  Crime

  Nov 15, 2023
• Canada, Netherlands taking Syria to World Court over torture claims

  The joint application seeks to hold the government of President Bashar al-Assad accountable for gross human rights violations and torture under the U.N. Convention against Torture.

  World

  Jun 12, 2023
• Syrian forces move into strategic town as Turkey vows to keep hammering Assad’s troops

  Already hosting 3.6 million Syrian refugees, Ankara is determined to prevent any further influx of migrants from Syria.

  World

  Mar 2, 2020
• Halifax man first to face trial for violating Canada’s international economic sanctions

  'This is the most interesting case we've ever seen in Canadian sanctions legislation and it hasn't even started yet,' says a Canadian law professor.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2019
• Bashar al-Assad calls Trump ‘best American president’ in state TV interview

  The Syrian president said he gives Trump credit for being transparent about his interests, namely oil.

  World

  Nov 1, 2019
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• Raqqa rebuilds after ISIS, but the past keeps resurfacing

  Raqqa's first responders team has dug more than 5,300 bodies out of mass graves.

  World

  Oct 17, 2019
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• Syria’s Assad regime pushes into rebel-stronghold Idlib. What will it mean for civilians?

  While Syrian government forces have taken back control of much of the country, Idlib remains a holdout for armed opposition groups.

  News

  Aug 20, 2019