The brother and uncle of Syrian tyrants, he commanded a unit that killed up to 40,000 civilians in a 1982 uprising against ...

Jan 21 (Reuters) - Rifaat al-Assad, the brother of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad known by critics as the "butcher ...

Known for role in brutal suppression in the 1980s, the former Defence Brigades head has died after a brief illness ...

Rifaat al-Assad, exiled uncle of former Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, has died aged 88 in the UAE, according to media reports. According to Reuters, Assad - the brother of the late Syrian President ...

The alleged use of Lebanese territory to destabilize Syria and undermine the rule of President Ahmad Sharaa, has emerged as a ...

Assad, the brother of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and a central figure in the 1982 Hama crackdown, has died at 88 ...

Lebanese authorities have arrested a Syrian citizen suspected of sending money to fighters loyal to former Syrian President Bashar Assad in Syria.

His arrest came nearly a month after top Syrian security officials asked Lebanon to track down and hand over more than 200 ...

For five decades, Syrians were reminded of their despotic rulers every time they reached into their wallets. The faces ...

By Feras Dalatey and Maya Gebeily DUBAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Syrian authorities have asked Lebanese security forces to hand ...

Beijing is quietly reassessing its Syria strategy as a new leadership tests its appetite for risk and engagement ...