Russia's long-held military presence at Tartus fell into uncertainty after the collapse of the Assad regime last month.

Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched ...

Satellite images of the Tartus port in Syria have revealed that between 18 and 27 January, the Russian forces began ...

These horrifying images lay bare the torture regime operated by recently deposed Bashar al-Assad in Syria. The photographs ...

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Languishing in a dungeon cell of Syria’s then-ruler Bashar Assad, surrounded by death and torture, an unknown prisoner scrawled a verse of Arabic poetry on his cell wall -– an expression of pain and ...

according to the state media, militiamen affiliated with ousted president Bashar Assad in Homs, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) ...

After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the ...

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