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Bashar Assad

Bashar Assad was Syria's president from 2000-2024 before rebel groups removed him from power. Assad's regime conducted a violent crackdown of protests in 2011 that led to the Syrian Civil War.

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December 13, 2024

Syria updates: Olaf Scholz calls for 'inclusive' transition

December 11, 2024

Syria updates: Germany announces €8 million in aid

December 10, 2024

Germany starts Syrian migration debate after Assad's fall

December 11, 2024

New Syrian prime minister calls for 'stability and calm'

December 9, 2024

Syria updates: Germany halts asylum proceedings for Syrians

December 8, 2024

Syria updates: Assad in Russia, granted asylum — reports

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Reports & Analysis

Mraee Al Mraee, a Syrian German IT engineer living in Berlin, speaks to DW

Syrians in Germany express hope, fear after Assad's fall

Syrians in Germany express hope, fear after Assad's fall

The fall of Syria's Assad regime has left Syrian refugees in Germany going through a range of emotions.
ConflictsDecember 12, 202406:04 min
People gather at the Saydnaya prison in Damascus looking for loved ones, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Fact check: Misleading claims about Syria’s Saydnaya Prison

Fact check: Misleading claims about Syria’s Saydnaya Prison

Images and videos allegedly showing the Saydnaya prisoners flooded the internet. DW analyzed some viral claims.
PoliticsDecember 12, 2024
Syrians in Istanbul celebrate the fall of Assad's regime holding Turkish and Syrian resistance flags

Iran-Turkey ties tested by Assad's downfall in Syria

Iran-Turkey ties tested by Assad's downfall in Syria

The newly created power vacuum in Syria is set to change a delicate balance of interests between Turkey and Iran.
PoliticsDecember 12, 2024
Syrian refugee Lina Shaar, a mother of four, who works at a children's clothing store in Istanbul speaks to DW

Emotions run high as Syrians in Turkey consider going home

Emotions run high as Syrians in Turkey consider going home

Turkey offered refuge to over 3 million Syrians fleeing civil war and the Assad regime. DW met some of them in Istanbul.
MigrationDecember 12, 202403:06 min
Members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) a flag in Deir al-Zour

Syrian Kurds cautiously hope for the best, fear the worst

Syrian Kurds cautiously hope for the best, fear the worst

The Kurdish SDF held large parts of Syria east of the Euphrates, but Islamist rebels have pushed back.
PoliticsDecember 12, 202402:27 min
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivers a speech

How vulnerable is Iran after the fall of Syria's Assad?

How vulnerable is Iran after the fall of Syria's Assad?

Iran has said the fall of Assad will strengthen the "axis of resistance." DW spoke with expert Behnam Ben Taleblu.
ConflictsDecember 12, 202406:46 min
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In the spotlight

A Syrian with a gun standing on a roof. A Syrian flag flies above him

Can EU engage a former al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria?

The EU has decided to wait and see how the Islamist rebels act in Syria before engaging with the group at any level.
PoliticsDecember 11, 2024
Close-up of Wafa Bathish Shaer, resident of Masada in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

How Golan Heights Druze community views post-Assad Syria

With the end of the Assad regime, Druze in the Golan Heights are worried about the future for their families in Syria.
SocietyDecember 11, 202403:26 min
Old images show a plane crash and an image of Assad with his wife in Aleppo, labelled False

Fact check: Fakes surrounding Assad's escape to Moscow

A lack of recent images or videos of Syria's toppled ruler Bashar Assad is fueling speculation about his fate.
PoliticsDecember 11, 2024
Protestors carry Syrian opposition flags during a demonstration demanding for attention for the situation in Syria in The Hague on October 27, 2024.

Why EU plans for 'special envoy' to Syria sparked outrage

Syrian activists are enraged about EU plans to appoint a 'special envoy' to Syria, saying it whitewashes war crimes.
PoliticsNovember 27, 2024
A photograph of Syrian President Bashar Assad hangs in the broken window of a building damagaed by an Israeli strike

Syria's dictator caught between Iran and Israel

Israel's direct attacks within Iran over the weekend could force Bashar Assad to open a new front in the conflict.
ConflictsOctober 29, 2024
Syrian migrants stand in a line in Cyprus

EU's Syria policy shifts amid calls to increase deportation

The EU is under pressure to revisit its ties with Syrian leader Bashar Assad. Italy has already taken the first step.
PoliticsAugust 26, 2024
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