Hours before rebel forces seized Damascus and toppled his government on Sunday, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was already out of the country, telling hardly anyone, five former officials told AFP.

Bashar al-Assad's exit ended his 24 years of rule and brought the 13-year civil war to an abrupt halt. Bashar al-Assad confided in almost no one about his plans to flee Syria as his reign collapsed.

ALBAWABA - In the dramatic final hours of his presidency, Bashar al-Assad fled Syria under a cloak of secrecy, leaving his aides, military commanders, and even family members uninformed.

Syria has witnessed two major events, not just one: the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the rise of the Islamist group “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” to power. The fall of al-Assad is part of a ...

Amman: The situation in Syria remains a focal point after Syrian rebels on Sunday entered Damascus, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee from the country, ending his over two-decade rule in ...

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Syrian rebels set fire to the tomb of Bashar al-Assad’s father in his family’s hometown in Al-Qardahah, near Latakia. Eyewitness video released on Wednesday, 11 December, showed men gathering around ...

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was forced to escape flee his country under extreme secrecy following tumultuous disturbances that shook his regime, culminating in the fall of the capital ...

After Syrian opposition forces captured the capital city of Damascus on Dec. 8 and forced the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, to flee, Syrians in the country and around the world are ...

Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar, in the family's hometown. Videos verified by the BBC showed armed men chanting as ...

The tomb of the former Syrian dictator Hafez al-Assad has been set alight, according to numerous reports, just days after an uprising swept his son Bashar from power. Images taken from Qardaha ...