Assad, Syria

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.
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.
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.
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'
Syria authorities launch operation in Assad stronghold
Syria's new authorities launched an operation in a stronghold of ousted president Bashar al-Assad on Thursday, with a war monitor saying three gunmen affiliated with the former government were killed.
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Fall of Assad’s regime disrupts Russian army recruitment in Syria
The collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria following a lightning rebel offensive in November has shaken Assad-ally ...
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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 ...
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Syria’s new rulers try to contain growing tensions involving Assad loyalists
Unrest is brewing in Syria’s coastal plains, home to the Assad family’s Alawite sect. Earlier this week, a group of regime loyalists staged an ambush on the now-governing rebel forces, killing 14.
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Assad makes first public statement after Syria ouster. What happens next for him and his wealth?
Assad claimed in the statement Monday that he had no intention of fleeing Syria for Russia and that he wanted to keep ...
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Syria authorities launch operation in Assad stronghold but warn against incitement as tensions brew
Syria's new authorities on Thursday launched a security crackdown in a coastal region where 14 policemen were killed a day ...
UN investigative team says Syria’s new authorities ‘very receptive’ to probe of Assad war crimes
The U.N. organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria says the country’s new authorities were ...
New details of notorious Captagon drug trade exposed with collapse of Syria's Assad regime
A CBS News team gained access to a site outside Damascus which holds the precursor chemicals for Captagon, one of the most ...
Assad’s fall paves the way for “normal ties” between Lebanon, new Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster has ended Iran's 40-year dominance and quest for hegemony in the region, further ...
Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but ...
Bashar Al Assad's uncle, popularly known as 'Butcher of Hama,' fled to Dubai after Syria takeover: Report
The officials said that “many members” of the Assad family had travelled to Dubai from Beirut and others had stayed in ...