Samir Ousman Alsheikh, a former Syrian prison chief, was found guilty in the U.S. of torture and immigration fraud charges, becoming the first Assad-era official convicted in an American court.

Syria has unveiled a plan to eliminate Assad's chemical weapons with international support. The operation will inspect 100 ...

NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Syria on Wednesday launched a plan supported by Washington to rid the Middle Eastern country of legacy chemical weapons that were used against its people by forces under ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Toppled Syrian leader Bashar Assad has released what appeared to be his first public statement since his regime was ousted by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Overthrown Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday in his first public comments since fleeing to Moscow that he wanted to keep ...

The US has charged two high-ranking officials of the fallen Assad regime with war crimes for allegedly torturing Syrian and American citizens, as rebels vow to hold the ousted leaders accountable. A ...

People holding a large Syrian opposition flag at Umayyad Square in Damascus, marking a new dawn after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad. AFP via Getty Images The Issue: A rebel group has forced ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is believed to have issued his first remarks since opposition forces took over Syria more than a week ago, claiming his departure from the ...

Assad’s regime were subjected to rarely-seen levels of surveillance. A new investigation from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism (SIRAJ) ...

QARDAHA, Syria (AP) — On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad, vandals have sprayed variations of the phrase, “Damn your soul, Hafez.” ...

An entire generation of Syrians has never known freedom and so when it swept over them, last Sunday, there was shock, then joy, and a desperate hope that it might last. Damascus is a city nearly 5,000 ...

Toppled Syrian leader Bashar Assad has released what appeared to be his first public statement since his regime was ousted by rebel forces and he fled with his family to Russia more than a week ago.