Maher al-Assad is wanted for war crimes and reportedly fled to Russia by way of Iraq as rebel forces took over Syria.

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Israel hit Iranian government targets in Tehran on Monday in a series of strikes that followed a salvo of missiles and drones ...

Assad, who led a paramilitary force backing Assad's army, was sanctioned by the US in 2023 for drug trafficking, including ...

Early reports indicated Assad fled to Russia. Moscow has been known to give shelter to exiled authoritarians and dictators. The two countries have a bond shaped by their opposition to the West ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Kurdish politician said on Wednesday that she had seen Maher al-Assad, brother of the ousted ...

Russia has reaffirmed its ongoing diplomatic and military dialogue with the Syrian government, stressing the importance of ...

Will Russia stand up for its ally Iran after US struck three Iranian nuclear facilities? What is stronger: the desire to make ...

Iran launched missile attacks Monday on U.S. military bases in Qatar and Iraq, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites and escalating tensions in the volatile region. Qatar condemned ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad fled to Moscow on Sunday, Russian media reported, hours after a stunning rebel advance took over the capital of Damascus and ended the ...

Welcomed by Russia, Bashar al Assad, the ousted former dictator of Syria, is reportedly still living in luxury in one of ...

After a temporary stay in a palace, he's expected to return to one of his luxurious properties in one of Moscow's most fashionable districts. According to the Financial Times, Assad has acquired ...