Bashar Assad

Ukraine restores diplomatic relations with Syria, Zelensky says

Ukraine broke off relations with Syria in 2022 after the ousted Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad's government, recognized swathes of Russian-occupied Ukraine as "independent" Russian-backed areas.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace, in Rome, Italy, July 9, 2025.
 A DRONE view shows Damascus city at night, after the ousting of Bashar Assad, in Syria.

Syria marks new school year without Assad printed in textbooks

AN IDF APC enters Syria at the ceasefire line (illustrative).

HRW accuses Israel of war crimes in Syria over forced displacement

IDF soldier operating on Israel's border with Syria, September 9, 2025.

On the ground with IDF soldiers at Israel's border with Syria and Jordan - exclusive


WATCH: IDF publishes footage of 810th Brigade in Syria, Lebanon on anniversary of brigade founding

The IDF's 810th Mountain Brigade was formed a year ago, and has been operating against terror infrastructure in Lebanon's Mount Dov and Syria's Mount Hermon summit.

Soldiers from the IDF's 810th Mountain Brigade operate in Lebanon's Mount Dov, September 2025.

Fall of the Assad dictatorship as symbolic as fall of Berlin Wall, says US congressman - interview

In the interview with the Post, Wilson spoke about the new Syria he witnessed and the opportunities that lie ahead.

US Rep. Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina), Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack.

French court issues arrest warrant for former Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad

The warrants are over the assassination of two journalists during the bombardments of the rebel-held city of Homs in 2012.

 Portrait image of Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria

IDF confirms terror suspects arrested, weapons seized in overnight Syria raids

Israeli forces carried out raids in southern Syria, detaining suspects and uncovering weapons amid reports of strikes near former Iranian positions.

IDF soldiers conduct overnight raids in Syria, August 27, 2025.

Israel conducts landing on former air defense base in southwest Damascus - sources

Israel conducts an airborne landing on a former Iranian-controlled air defense base near Damascus, preceded by strikes according to Syrian army sources and state-run TV.

 IDF troops operate in the Syrian area of Mount Hermon. December 8, 2024.

Israel launches strikes on former army barracks in southwestern Damascus countryside - sources

Israel has stepped up its incursions in southern Syria, and the latest strikes coincide with security talks between Damascus and its long-time foe aimed at reaching a deal to reduce tensions.

Operations of IDF troops in southern Syria, August 20, 2025.

‘US sanctions relief for Syria is conditional,’ Syrian American politician says

Washington’s easing of sanctions is tied to Syria’s political trajectory, leaving key figures from the Assad regime still under restrictions.

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order, as US Vice President JD Vance and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 25, 2025.

Iran readying for 'second round,' as Hezbollah braces for war, ex-IDF intel officer warns

Ex-Military Intelligence officer warns of looming confrontation as Syria pushes for 1974 deal with Israel.

 (Illustrative) A billboard to show Iran's ballistic missiles fired at Israel, May 23, 2024.

Syria to revalue currency, dropping two zeros in bid for stability, sources say

The Syrian pound has lost more than 99% of its value since war erupted in 2011, with the exchange rate now at around 10,000 pounds to the US dollar, compared to 50 before the war.

 Syrian currency is traded from the back of a car on the streets of Damascus, April 15, 2025

Syria’s returning refugees face ruins, not relief - analysis

The Norwegian Refugee Council said on Thursday that the world is “failing the Syrians who have returned home.”

People load a vehicle, as some families prepare to leave the al-Hol refugee camp to go back to their hometowns, in al-Hol, Syria, April 27, 2025.

War crimes likely committed by both sides in Syria sectarian violence, UN commission says

Some 1,400 people, mainly civilians, were reported killed during the violence that primarily targeted Alawite communities, and reports of violations continue.

Syrian security forces stand alongside a vehicle in western Syria on March 21, 2025. A Reuters investigation found that thousands of forces carried out a wave of deadly attacks on Alawite villages in the region, leaving nearly 1,500 dead from March 7-9, 2025.