President Bashar Assad

• For years Donald Trump pushed for U.S. to get out of Syria. What changed?

  Less than two weeks ago, Trump spoke of bringing troops home within six months from Syria.

  Politics

  Apr 14, 2018
  
• Iranian Supreme leader calls Donald Trump a ‘criminal’ following airstrike on Syria

  Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said coordinated air strikes on Syria by the United States, France and Britain on Saturday were a crime.

  Politics

  Apr 14, 2018
  
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• Hundreds of Syrians gather in capital, flying flags in defiance after U.S. airstrikes

  Hundreds of Syrians gathered in the Syrian capital Saturday, honking car horns, flashing victory signs and waving Syrian flags in defiance following unprecedented joint airstrikes by the United States, France and Britain.

  Politics

  Apr 14, 2018
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• Syrian city of Homs back under Assad’s control for the first time since war began

  Thousands of opposition fighters have left a number of areas in western Syria recently in what the government calls reconciliation deals.

  Politics

  May 21, 2017
• Chinese jihadis fighters on the rise in Syria, and they’re organizing

  While their role in Syria is little known, Chinese jihadis' in Syria are organized, battled-hardened and want to oust President Bashar Assad.

  Politics

  Apr 22, 2017
• Syrian president says victory in Aleppo won’t end the war

  President Bashar Assad said Thursday that Syrian forces' victory in the battle for Aleppo will be a "big gain" for his government but that it will not end the country's civil war.

  World

  Dec 8, 2016
• Child actor Qusai Abtini, who starred in sitcom about life in Syria, killed by missile

  Qusai Abtini, a 14-year-old Syrian child actor, was killed when a missile struck the car he was in as he tried to escape Aleppo.

  World

  Aug 2, 2016
• Uprooting ‘terrorists’ is the start to a political solution in Syria: Assad

  Communist lawmaker Alexander Yushchenko said the Syrian president is ready if necessary to hold an early presidential election but only "after victory over terrorism on the territory of Syria."

  World

  Oct 25, 2015
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• Russian forces expanding major airport in Syrian province: monitoring group

  A Syrian group says Russian forces are expanding the tarmac of a major airport in Syria's coastal province of Latakia, a stronghold of President Bashar Assad and his minority sect.

  World

  Sep 13, 2015
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• Canada poised to begin airstrikes in Syria

  Canadian fighter jets will soon be launching airstrikes in Syria now that the House of Commons has approved the federal government's plan to expand and extend its military mission in Iraq.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2015