Bashar al-Assad

DNI Gabbard to resign

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard plans to resign next month, Fox News reported on May 22.

22 May, 07:57 PM

Russia resumes military shipments to Syria

Russia has resumed deliveries of military cargo to Syria for the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, independent Russian outlet Agentstvo.Novosti reported on May 15, citing open-source intelligence (OSINT) analysts.

15 May, 10:57 PM

Ukrainian instructors trained anti-Assad insurgents, expert says

Ukrainian instructors helped fighters allied with Ahmed al‑Sharaa learn to operate combat drones during the 2024 overthrow of Syrian dictator Bashar al‑Assad, Ukrainian officer and journalist Yuriy Matsarsky told NV Radio on April 7.

7 April, 11:46 PM

Putin hugs ‘barbarian’ he once vowed to ‘destroy’ — now calls it diplomacy

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to help rebuild Syria and expand economic cooperation with the country following nearly 15 years of war, according to the Kremlin’s press service.

28 January, 10:42 PM

Russia pulls troops from Qamishli airbase in Syria

The Kremlin has begun withdrawing its remaining forces from the Qamishli air base in northeastern Syria, five Syrian sources told Reuters on Jan. 26.

27 January, 03:45 AM

Khamenei plans escape to Moscow if Iran protests spin out of control

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has prepared a contingency plan to flee to Russia should his forces fail to quell dissent, The Times reported on Jan. 4, citing intelligence sources.

5 January, 10:23 AM

Russia resumes flights to Khmeimim airbase in Syria

Russia has resumed military flights to its Khmeimim Air Base near Latakia, Syria, after a six-month pause, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 30, citing flight tracking data from Flightradar24.

30 October 2025, 11:49 PM

Syria President al-Sharaa meets Putin to discuss Assad extradition

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa traveled to Moscow for an official visit to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the main agenda item being the extradition of former dictator Bashar al-Assad, Turkish broadcaster A Haber reported on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 08:03 PM

Lavrov denies media reports claiming Assad was poisoned in Russia

Rumors that former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad was poisoned in Russia are false, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Oct. 13 in comments to state news agency TASS.

13 October 2025, 06:19 PM

Over 2 million Syrians return home after Assad’s fall

More than 2 million Syrians have returned to their homeland following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, the United Nations reported on June 19.

19 June 2025, 11:48 PM

Syria to stop printing banknotes in Russia

As U.S. and EU sanctions are easing, Syria plans to stop issuing new banknotes through Russia’s state-owned Goznak and instead print them in the UAE and Germany, Reuters reported May 16, citing three sources.

17 May 2025, 01:19 AM

Syria proposes Ukraine-style mineral deal to Trump for sanction relief

Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has proposed offering US President Donald Trump a Ukrainian-style mineral resources deal and a tower in Damascus, The Times reported on May 13.

13 May 2025, 11:44 AM

Russia refuses to extradite fugitive dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syria’s new government

Moscow has refused to extradite toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syria, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said in an interview with The New York Times on April 23.

23 April 2025, 09:40 PM

Assad’s collapse forces Russia to retreat from Syria

Six Russian naval and cargo ships carrying ammunition previously used in Syria are transiting the English Channel, Reuters reported on Feb. 15.

16 February 2025, 11:25 AM

Russia dangles Syria reconstruction funding in exchange for basing rights

Desperate to keep its two military bases in Syria, Moscow has offered military aid and help in rebuilding the country in the wake of Bashar Assad's fall, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 31.

31 January 2025, 11:39 PM

Syria navigates Russia’s exit with future ties promise

It is important to maintain relations with Russia even after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syria's de facto leader, the emir of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, said in an interview with the Saudi television channel Al Arabiya News published on Dec. 29.

30 December 2024, 12:09 PM

Relatives of Bashar al-Assad arrested at Beirut airport using fake passports

Authorities arrested the wife and daughter of a cousin of former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad at Beirut’s airport on Dec. 27 as they attempted to leave using fake passports, the Associated Press reported on Dec. 28, citing law enforcement sources.

29 December 2024, 02:41 AM

Putin chose Ukraine over Syria — Foreign Affairs

Russia’s abandonment of Bashar al-Assad’s regime to mobilize more resources for the fight against Ukraine clearly shows that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is willing to sacrifice everything for victory in this war, Foreign Affairs wriote on Dec. 26.

26 December 2024, 03:30 PM

Syrian human rights group uncovers mass burial site with over 100,000 bodies

A mass grave containing the bodies of at least 100,000 people killed by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad, was discovered in Syria, according to Mouaz Moustafa, the head of a U.S.-based Syrian Emergency Task Force, Reuters wrote on Dec. 17

17 December 2024, 03:23 PM

FT details Russian withdrawal from Syria

Russia has withdrawn at least 400 soldiers from the Damascus area in coordination with opposition forces that ousted Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Financial Times reported on Dec. 15, citing Kamal Lababidi of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

16 December 2024, 11:23 AM

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