2026-09-11 b109f5d90b6944b0e691e067653f7f9fb51a23b7 24 Bashar al-Assad 115 /wiki/bashar%20al-assad Lebanese Army 1 /wiki/lebanese%20armed%20forces Lebanese Defence Ministry 238 /wiki/ministry%20of%20national%20defense%20(lebanon) Suleiman Hilal Al Assad 13 /wiki/suleiman%20hilal%20al%20assad Syrian president 70 /wiki/president%20of%20syria cousin 36 /wiki/assad%20family drug trafficking 171 /wiki/illegal%20drug%20trade Bashar al-Assad Lebanese Army Lebanese Defence Ministry Suleiman Hilal Al Assad Syrian president cousin drug trafficking Lebanese Army 2026-09-3 6a90f7e748dfed06de6ae47eebf013bcc60f5ef5 30 Bashar al-Assad Syrian president 2 /feed/2026/09/3/officials-at-a-united-nations-security-council-meeting-say-that-syria-has-started-the-process-of-destroying-clandestine Officials at a United Nations Security Council meeting say that Syria has started the process of destroying clandestine chemical weapons from former president Bashar al-Assad's regime. 2026-08-30 372ee33205c091684e1f814a2303f1929a9c1251 7 Bashar al-Assad Syrian president 2 /feed/2026/08/30/syrian-security-forces-says-that-they-have-killed-firas-abdul-karim-hammoud-a-army-commander-who-served-under-ousted-fo 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. 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 2 /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. 2026-04-26 41c3bbc0fc7898920c3fe849135a0f09c3e5324c 27 Bashar al-Assad Syrian president 2 /feed/2026/04/26/the-first-public-trial-of-officials-linked-to-former-syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-opens-in-damascus-with-atef-najib The first public trial of officials linked to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad opens in Damascus with Atef Najib, former head of security in Daraa Governorate, the only one present to stand trial. Bashar and his brother Maher are to be tried in absentia. 2026-02-16 cf369a4fc787c899081b395ac81c166a3e03a6b0 4 drug trafficking 1 /feed/2026/02/16/eleven-people-are-killed-after-us-forces-launch-strikes-on-three-alleged-drug-smuggling-boats-in-the-eastern-pacific-o Eleven people are killed after U.S. forces launch strikes on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. 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. 2025-05-13 23a0dac4055467a13ffcc98551183b0cd5732de7 8 Bashar al-Assad Syrian president 2 /feed/2025/05/13/us-president-donald-trump-announces-that-the-united-states-will-lift-all-sanctions-imposed-on-syria-under-the-previous-r US President Donald Trump announces that the United States will lift all sanctions imposed on Syria under the previous regime of President Bashar al-Assad, and expresses willingness to work with the Syrian transitional government. 2025-03-29 b1ba20b2e1fe52e828238fed9db5805698679575 17 Bashar al-Assad Syrian president 2 /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 2 /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/2026/09/11/the-lebanese-army-arrests-suleiman-hilal-al-assad-a-cousin-of-former-syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-along-with-two-o Gulf News 11 eb816ea42759e6e1199b9897da26223a160a290f 9 https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/bashar-al-assads-cousin-arrested-in-lebanon-drugs-case-1.500672267 2026 The Lebanese Army arrests Suleiman Hilal Al Assad, a cousin of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, along with two other men, on drug trafficking charges. The men are now under the custody of the Lebanese Defence Ministry.