The Palestine Branch was one of the most feared security centers in Syria, infamous for its brutal interrogations, arbitrary ...

Syrian fighter pilot Ragheed Tatari was 26 when he was arrested. Showing old pictures of him in his pilot uniform, Tatari ...

“If he could have sat with the people since day one and ... With the conflict on a low simmer, some regional leaders began to ...

Russian intelligence agents organised the dramatic escape as they flew tyrant Assad out to Moscow via its air ... a twin-towered skyscraper that sat once as the tallest in Europe.

A U.S. official said Assad had "sat out" the war to avoid further Israeli strikes on Syria, and remained under "tremendous pressure" not to allow Hezbollah to re-arm through his country.

Thick files marked “military martyrs” sat on the shelf in the office ... The head of palace security, a general whom Assad ...

This was a long day coming, and frankly one I never thought I’d see. Thirteen years ago, Syria’s Bashar Assad unleashed a reign of unmitigated terror on his own ...

She spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing loyalists of the former Assad regime would punish her for speaking out. NPR extensively ... 6 and baby Mohammad, who sat on al-Farra's lap in a working ...

They man the palace gate, keeping out looters and ... who advised the al-Assad dynasty for decades. Framed photos of what appeared to be her 70th birthday party sat on a table.

The Observatory characterized many of the killings as executions and massacres, carried out in revenge against the Alawite community, which made up Assad's traditional base of support. The human ...