Bashar al-Assad

• 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
• Advertisement
• 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
• Advertisement
• 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
• 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
• Why the Kurds matter in Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria

  With U.S. troops leaving Syria, their Kurdish allies against ISIS may be forced to cut new deals with Russia or Syria for protection from Turkey.

  World

  Jan 14, 2019
• ‘I’d sworn never to go to Syria’: Stewart Bell on his journey to meet a captured Canadian ISIS fighter

  When the investigative reporter received a tip that U.S.-backed Kurdish forces captured a notorious Canadian ISIS member, he headed to Syria to confirm it himself.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2018
• Syrian rebels remove heavy weapons from Idlib, Turkey says

  Syrian rebels have withdrawn their heavy weapons from the province of Idlib as part of a demilitarization deal with Russia and Turkey, Turkey's state-run news agency says.

  World

  Oct 8, 2018
• Advertisement
• Russian and Syrian airstrikes hit Idlib, Syria after failed ceasefire summit

  The strikes hit Idlib, the last major stronghold of active opposition to the rule of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

  World

  Sep 8, 2018
• Advertisement
• Turkey calls for ceasefire to avoid ‘bloodbath’ in Syria’s Idlib, Russia disagrees

  “Idlib isn’t just important for Syria’s future, it is of importance for our national security and for the future of the region,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

  World

  Sep 7, 2018