Images taken just after the precipitous end of the civil war reveal a secret legacy that is just becoming visible.

Each of his four brothers left Syria during the 1970s and 1980s, including one who hasn't been back since emigrating 53 years ago, shortly after Bashar Assad's father, Hafez al-Assad, rose to power.

Lebanon returns 70 officers and soldiers to Syria, security official says Middle Eastcategory· December 28, 2024 Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad charged in ...