Bashar al Assad

As a sitting head of state, Bashar al-Assad is immune from trial and prosecution in France

The troops say they will wage street wars and apply tactics acquired during the battles with 'terrorists in Syria'

US says 'profoundly disappointed' at UAE move

'If I could I would give them a piece of my heart to eat, but I can't,' says father of 7

Assad's government says the election shows Syria is functioning normally despite the decade-old conflict

Officials claim people voted across government territory at more than 7,000 polling stations

18-month-old girl breathed her last before reaching health centre in Afrin

Russian president hails latest advances made by Syrian government to restore 'Syrian statehood'

After reports of a "loud explosion" around the capital Damascus

Clashes in Idlib province in northwestern Syria kill at least 42

Tehran has been a staunch supporter of Assad's government and has expanded its military footprint in Syria

Athough in the rubble of shattered, destitute towns nearby, life could not be more different

Russia, an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, resumed
air strikes on Tuesday against insurgents in Idlib

HTS swore allegiance to al Qaeda in 2013 before splitting with the global militant syndicate in July 2016

Syrian army soldiers and Russian military police took over the crucial Nassib post on the border with Jordan

Syrian President Bashar al Assad and his allies are fighting to recapture the southwest

A ceasefire has been agreed for southern Syria between the government and militants

Assad slammed the United States and British military actions in Syria as 'colonial' while praising supporter Russia

Putin congratulates Assad on successes of Syrian government's army in fight against terrorist groups

Idlib region remains the largest populated area of Syria in the hands of insurgents fighting the Damascus government

Syrian forces also retook three major Damascus districts: Barzeh, Qabun and Tishrin.

"President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad," US president said

Putin is set for another six years in power after winning a record victory on Sunday

Mattis said he did not currently have clear evidence of any recent chlorine gas attacks

The onslaught has since taken more than 50 per cent of Eastern Ghouta and killed some 850 civilians

Heavy Syrian bombardment in Eastern Ghouta targets civilians, says United Nations

Around 1.3 million foreign visitors had travelled to Syria last year

The Mi-24 military helicopter had tripped over power line wires and crashed while escorting a convoy

'It is absolutely impossible to advance with Assad in Syria'

Under the deal, a maximum of 11 Russian warships including nuclear-vessels can be present at Tartus at any given time

France on Friday accused Syria of doing nothing to reach a peace agreement after almost seven years of war

Islamic State may have exported some of the wheat

Assad's ongoing support for her husband allows Britain to deprive her of her UK citizenship

A suicide car bombing in Rashidin, west of Aleppo, targeted buses carrying Syrian evacuees

'He is literally and metaphorically toxic'

Insists his forces had turned over all their chemical weapons stocks years ago

Trump last week ordered missile strikes against an air field in Syria

The United States fired dozens of cruise missiles at a Syrian air base last Friday

United States launched a missile attack against a Syrian airbase in response to a chemical weapons attack on Friday

Shia leader's call was wrapped in kind words about Assad and condemnation of US strikes carried out on Syrian airbase

Journalist said Hitler never used sarin gas on his own soldiers even as his realm fell

Donald Trump accused Syrian President Bashar al Assad's government of going "beyond a red line"

The United States and the European Union have consistently demanded Assad stand down in any peace deal

Assad categorically denied that his government practises torture

Groups like Jund al-Aqsa and Fateh al-Sham fell out despite having previously aligned with each other

The president expressed willingness for cooperation with the United States and said would “welcome” US troops in Syria

A military commander in the Pro-Asad alliance, said IS was seeking to turn Deir al-Zor city into a base of operations

'We don't believe that a united, peaceful Syria will be possible with Assad remaining in power.'

The regime's strikes on rebel strongholds have eased since the ceasefire but have not completely stopped

Assad says the government's delegation is ready to go to Astana "when the time of the conference is set"