Tag: Assads
After Assad’s cruelty, Syrians seek dead loved ones
BBCIn a scruffy, bustling neighbourhood not far from the grace and beauty of the old city of Damascus, I had a front row...
Bowen returns to Assad’s presidential palace
Jeremy Bowen has returned to Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace in Damascus, almost a decade after he interviewed the Syrian president in 2015. The...
Mother whose son’s death inflamed Syrian revolution on Assad’s downfall
BBCMr Awda says he fought against them, killing a senior IS leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi, two years ago.Now Assad's powerful backers, Iran and...
Shaken by Assad’s sudden fall, Syria faces seismic turning point
Getty ImagesThe best scenario is that Syrians, helped by the big players in the region, will find a way to create a postwar...
Relatives of those killed and imprisoned react after Assad’s fall
Some Syrians are hopeful that loved ones detained under Bashar al-Assad's regime may still be alive. Those who expressed any form of dissent...
Assad’s police threatened to bury me and my reporting. Now I’m...
BBCEleven years ago, I left Damascus not knowing if I would ever be back.Back then, the city was in the grip of war....
