Bashar al-Assad - Wikipedia
Bashar al-Assad [a] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician, military officer, and former dictator [1] who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until his government was overthrown in the Syrian Revolution in 2024.
Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with …
Dec 8, 2024 · Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a lightning rebel...
Bashar al-Assad | Family, Biography, Religion, Fleeing, & Facts ...
Jan 30, 2025 · Bashar al-Assad is a Syrian dynast who succeeded his father Hafez al-Assad as president of Syria in 2000 and served until 2024, when he was toppled after 13 years of civil war.
After decades of brutal rule, Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been …
Dec 9, 2024 · For half a century, the Assad family ruled over Syria with an iron fist, with long-documented reports of mass incarceration torture, extra-judicial killings and atrocities against their own...
What happened in Syria? How did al-Assad fall?
Dec 8, 2024 · In the early hours of Sunday morning, opposition forces declared Syria liberated from the rule of President Bashar al-Assad as opposition forces surged into the capital. The former president...
Fall of the Assad regime - Wikipedia
On 8 December 2024, the Assad regime collapsed during a major offensive by opposition forces. The offensive was spearheaded by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and supported mainly by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army as part of the ongoing Syrian civil war that began with the Syrian Revolution in 2011.
Timeline of how rebels toppled Assad’s regime in less than two …
Dec 9, 2024 · In a speech from the Umayyad Mosque on Sunday, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the leader of Syria’s main rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), called the toppling of Assad a “victory for the entire...
How Bashar Assad went from eye doctor to brutal Syrian dictator
Dec 9, 2024 · Bashar Assad never intended to go into politics. He became one of the world's most brutal dictators, whose thuggish rule ended abruptly when rebels stormed into Damascus Saturday night, causing...
The Assad regime falls. What happens now? - Brookings
On December 8, 2024, armed rebels took the Syrian city of Damascus, forcing long-time ruler President Bashar al-Assad to flee the country. The move comes after 13 years of civil war and brings...
What to know as Syrian rebels take charge after forcing Bashar al-Assad …
Dec 11, 2024 · Syria's brutal civil war rekindled suddenly after 13 years, with rebels staging a shock offensive that forced long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia.