2026-08-30 372ee33205c091684e1f814a2303f1929a9c1251 7 Bashar al-Assad 71 /wiki/bashar%20al-assad Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Syrian president 37 /wiki/president%20of%20syria army 2 /wiki/syrian%20army ousted 14 /wiki/fall%20of%20the%20assad%20regime Bashar al-Assad Middle Eastern crisis Syrian president army ousted Middle Eastern crisis 2026-08-25 ed7a56d77e9d845cfa56b0a27c476ada7da93989 11 Middle Eastern crisis ousted 2 /feed/2026/08/25/the-kurdish-led-syrian-democratic-forces-announce-they-have-officially-dissolved-and-completed-a-merger-with-the-syrian The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announce they have officially dissolved and completed a merger with the Syrian army following the end of the civil war in 2024. 2026-08-11 3e8b85f6360e8cbee80d4771d1d5bee1024a9af2 /feed/2026/08/11/the-criminal-court-in-damascus-syria-sentence-deposed-president-bashar-al-assad-and-his-brother-maher-to-death-in-abse The Criminal Court in Damascus, Syria, sentence deposed president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia, and former Daraa political security director Atef Najib in person, and issue international arrest warrants for all for premeditated murder and crimes against humanity. 1786514307 2026-08-11 4da4c01abf7b61524ebfb63e6b7f897f51324a61 /feed/2026/08/11/the-criminal-court-in-damascus-sentenced-deposed-president-bashar-al-assad-and-his-brother-maher-to-death-in-absentia-a The Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced deposed President Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia, and Atef Najib—former Political Security director in Daraa—in person. The rulings cite premeditated murder and crimes against humanity. Arrest warrants were simultaneously issued for all fugitives. 1786456759 2026-08-11 484a85eb3027789912a018339e683717fbdee684 28 Bashar al-Assad Syrian president ousted 3 /feed/2026/08/11/the-criminal-court-in-damascus-syria-sentences-deposed-president-bashar-al-assad-and-his-brother-maher-to-death-in-abs The Criminal Court in Damascus, Syria, sentences deposed president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia, and former Daraa political security director Atef Najib in person, and issue international arrest warrants for all for premeditated murder and crimes against humanity. 2026-06-21 6f62edbeccadd97148503850026ddf76cc2a3844 15 Middle Eastern crisis Syrian president 2 /feed/2026/06/21/syrian-president-ahmed-al-sharaa-says-that-his-country-will-not-intervene-in-the-israel-hezbollah-conflict-in-lebanon-fo Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa says that his country will not intervene in the Israel–Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon following calls from U.S. president Donald Trump to do so. 2026-05-19 bf7b2b93f9e1f221ff474049cc12482f8a845569 /feed/2026/05/19/a-syrian-soldier-is-killed-and-at-least-twelve-others-are-injured-in-a-car-bomb-explosion-in-damascus-syria A Syrian soldier is killed and at least twelve others are injured in a car bomb explosion in Damascus, Syria. 1779212195 2026-05-19 7252be3a252126dc6f16984ed514ffd89269cb31 12 Middle Eastern crisis army 2 /feed/2026/05/19/a-syrian-soldier-is-killed-and-at-least-twelve-others-are-injured-in-a-car-bomb-explosion-in-damascus A Syrian soldier is killed and at least twelve others are injured in a car bomb explosion in Damascus. 2026-03-30 336007dbf46a4d1709fda713c5a64dc3d049bbb9 14 Middle Eastern crisis army 2 /feed/2026/03/30/the-syrian-army-says-that-drone-attacks-have-targeted-several-of-their-bases-near-the-iraqi-border-however-the-syrian The Syrian Army says that drone attacks have targeted several of their bases near the Iraqi border. However, the Syrian Army also says that several of the drones were shot down and did not say where the drones came from. 2025-09-2 ed867f061d19d7310dfdbe880e1c245c1931e8aa 15 Bashar al-Assad Syrian president 2 /feed/2025/09/2/french-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-for-seven-former-senior-ba-athist-syrian-officials-including-former-president-basha French judges issue arrest warrants for seven former senior Ba'athist Syrian officials, including former president Bashar al-Assad, on charges of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity for a 2012 rocket attack on a media center in Homs that killed journalists Marie Colvin and Rémi Ochlik and injured others. 2025-08-6 70d9c2a0a0c17cb8b010c0f695ae50b39cccc8b8 2 Syrian president ousted 2 /feed/2025/08/6/the-lebanese-council-of-ministers-announces-that-an-avenue-in-beirut-lebanon-named-after-former-syrian-president-hafez The Lebanese Council of Ministers announces that an avenue in Beirut, Lebanon, named after former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad, will be renamed after Ziad Rahbani, the late Lebanese musician, playwright, and son of Lebanese singer Fairuz. 2025-03-29 b1ba20b2e1fe52e828238fed9db5805698679575 17 Bashar al-Assad Syrian president ousted 3 /feed/2025/03/29/syrian-president-ahmed-al-sharaa-announces-the-creation-of-a-new-transitional-government-following-the-fall-of-the-bash Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announces the creation of a new transitional government, following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. 2025-01-29 189edbf7e899952f2b52df9399a5d07abd46c74f /feed/2025/01/29/ahmed-al-sharaa-declares-himself-the-president-of-syria-during-the-transition-period-a-month-after-bashar-al-assad-was Ahmed al-Sharaa declares himself the President of Syria during the transition period, a month after Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebel forces. 1738228523 2025-01-29 d03b4ef3f2c0e0ab5b75fb26d0783f73d881efae 28 Bashar al-Assad Syrian president ousted 3 /feed/2025/01/29/ahmed-al-sharaa-is-declared-the-president-of-syria-during-the-transition-period-a-month-after-bashar-al-assad-was-ouste Ahmed al-Sharaa is declared the president of Syria during the transition period, a month after Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebel forces. 2025-01-21 ad8d67a6d888ed63d66649d705e935f46fc45fa1 /feed/2025/01/21/six-people-are-killed-in-homs-governorate-as-security-forces-conduct-an-operation-against-militias-supporting-ousted-pre Six people are killed in Homs Governorate as security forces conduct an operation against militias supporting ousted president Bashar al-Assad. 1737558811 2025-01-21 9fcb60842f4414345f4ec3ff32e790139798cd49 10 Bashar al-Assad Syrian president 2 /feed/2025/01/21/six-people-are-killed-in-homs-governorate-syria-as-security-forces-conduct-an-operation-against-militias-supporting-ou Six people are killed in Homs Governorate, Syria, as security forces conduct an operation against militias supporting ousted president Bashar al-Assad. /feed/2026/08/30/syrian-security-forces-says-that-they-have-killed-firas-abdul-karim-hammoud-a-army-commander-who-served-under-ousted-fo Asharq Al Awsat 30 3d8cc1a5f2da432fe221e8263a32243885eb9259 8 https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5312802-syrian-authorities-say-killed-assad-era-officer-after-clash 2026 Syrian security forces says that they have killed Firas Abdul Karim Hammoud, a army commander who served under ousted former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, after he opened fire on forces as they tried to arrest him.