Assad, Syria

Syria’s New Government Steps Up Pursuit of Assad Loyalists
Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has emerged as a top priority for the new administration in Syria.
Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria's new ruling forces - authorities
Syria's new rebel-led authorities say supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad have killed 14 interior ministry troops in an "ambush" in the west of the country. They say 10 other troops were wounded in the fighting on Tuesday near the Mediterranean port of Tartous, a stronghold of Assad's minority Alawite Muslim sect.
Clashes between Islamists now in power in Syria and Assad’s supporters kill 6 fighters
A British-based war monitor said clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad’s government have killed six Islamic fighters and wounded others.
At least 14 security personnel killed in ‘ambush’ by former Assad forces, new Syrian authorities say
At least 14 law enforcement personnel were killed in western Syria overnight in an “ambush” by the former forces of deposed leader Bashar al-Assad, the interior ministry said on Thursday, in an indication of challenges for the country’s new government.
Syrian Government Forces Hunt for a Senior Assad Official
Syria’s new government is searching for a senior official from the Assad dictatorship and for military forces loyal to the ousted president.
Newsday - Soldiers killed in Syria in clashes with forces loyal to Assad - BBC Sounds
New Syrian rebel-led authorities say personnel were killed in 'an ambush'
Former Assad forces in Syria clash with members of new government
Assad's ousted Syrian regime reportedly clashed with members of HTS, the Islamist group responsible for ending Assad's tenure. Lina Sinjab with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more on the rising tensions.
Deadly fight erupts between security forces, Assad loyalists in Syria
Security forces stormed village in central Syria where remnants of former regime were holed up, leaving several dead on both sides.
Relatives of Bashar Assad arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon, officials say
Lebanese officials say the wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad’s cousins have been arrested at ...
'Assad's fall opened years of my husband's past I knew nothing about'
It was early December when Douna Haj Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, discovered the disturbing details of her husband's detention in ...
Bashar al-Assad’s wife Asma given only 50% chance of cancer survival: ‘Asma is dying’
The British wife of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is deathly ill with leukemia — with doctors only giving her a 50% ...
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Military official involved in Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouse’ arrested in Syria
A former top military official who issued death sentences for detainees in Damascus’s Sednaya prison has been arrested by ...
Syrian Rebel Government Hunts for Senior Assad Official, Prompting Deadly Clashes
Security forces for Syria’s new government were pursuing at least one senior official and military forces loyal to the former ...
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Assad makes first public statement after Syria ouster. What happens next for him and his wealth?
Toppled Syrian leader Bashar Assad has released what appeared to be his first public statement since his regime was ousted ...
Asma Assad ‘battling leukemia’ in exile
Asma Assad, the wife of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad, is reportedly battling for her life against leukemia while ...
Syrian refugees consider going home after fall of Assad regime
Some Syrian refugees are considering going back to their home country after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. NBC News' Daniele Hamamdjian speaks to some of the refugees about their decision.