Bashar Al Assad
-
{
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Rifaat Al-Assad, 'Butcher Of Hama' And Brother Of Ex Syria President Dies
- Wednesday January 21, 2026
- World News | Reuters
Rifaat al-Assad, the brother of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad known by critics as the "butcher of Hama" for crushing an Islamist uprising in the city in 1982 before unsuccessfully challenging for power and going into exile, died on Tuesday
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Real-Life Horror To TV Drama: Feared Syria Sites Become Sets For Series
- Wednesday December 10, 2025
- World News | AFP
At a Damascus airbase once off-limits under Bashar al-Assad, a crew now films a TV series about the final months of the ousted leader's rule as seen through the eyes of a Syrian family.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Syrians Struggle To Heal As Country Marks One Year Of Assad's Ouster
- Monday December 8, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
The rebel offensive in November 2024 was not initially aimed at seizing Damascus but was meant to preempt an expected major offensive by Assad's forces in opposition-held Idlib intending to "finish the Idlib file," Abdul Ghani said.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Leaked Video Shows Bashar al-Assad Calling For "Slaughter" In Ghouta, Mocking Putin
- Monday December 8, 2025
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
In one of the clips, the former Syrian president is seen mocking the people, saying they spend on mosques but "can't even afford food".
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Syria Launches 1st Official Newspaper Since Bashar Al-Assad's Regime Fall
- Monday December 1, 2025
- World News | AFP
Syria published the first print issue of the official Al Thawra Al Souriya newspaper Monday, the latest government-owned media outlet to launch since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Suwayda Massacre, Execution-Style Killings: What Post-Assad Syria Looks Like
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
When rebels toppled the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria ten months ago, the country's citizenry hoped for an end to decades of dictatorship and sectarian violence. The sweeping atrocities in Suwayda, though, paint a grim picture.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Operation Move Earth: How Ousted Syrian Leader Assad Moved Mass Grave To Secret Location
- Sunday October 19, 2025
- World News | Reuters
The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands of bodies from one of Syria's largest known mass graves to a secret location more than an hour away in the remote desert, a Reuters investigation has found.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Syrian President To Ask Russia To Hand Over Assad During Visit: Report
- Wednesday October 15, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa will ask Russia to hand over former ruler Bashar al-Assad during his first visit to Moscow.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
How Syrian Forces Emptied Alawite Suburb: X Means Stay, O Means Go
- Saturday September 13, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Syrian security forces stormed the rundown Damascus suburb in late August, toting guns, swords and eviction orders. In their wake, they left the district's homes spray-painted with big black "X"s and "O"s: marking who could stay and who must go.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Syria To Hold Parliamentary Elections In September, 1st Since Bashar Al-Assad's Regime Fall
- Monday July 28, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
Syria will hold parliamentary elections in September, the head of a body tasked with organising the election process told state media Sunday.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Syria State TV Relaunches, Months After Assad's Ouster
- Tuesday May 6, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Syrian state television officially relaunched on Monday with a trial broadcast almost five months after the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad and following delays blamed on sanctions and dilapidated equipment.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Operation Assad: The Air Mission To Smuggle Syrian Despot's Valuables
- Thursday April 17, 2025
- World News | Reuters
As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the corporate web behind his wealth.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Who Are The Alawites, Why Are They Being Hunted Down And Killed In Syria?
- Sunday March 9, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anita Goswami
Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni populations who suffered under Assad's rule.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Over 1,000 Syrians Died In Airport Prison Under Bashar al-Assad: Report
- Thursday February 27, 2025
- World News | Reuters
More than 1,000 Syrians died in detention at a military airport on the outskirts of Damascus, killed by execution, torture or maltreatment at a site that was widely feared, according to a report.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
NDTV Exclusive: Repression, Torture, Slavery - Syrians Recall Horrors Of Assad Rule
- Monday December 30, 2024
- World News | Written by Samiran Mishra
Syria witnessed a swift revolution that ended five decades of Assad family rule. Rebels and the Syrian opposition seized control of Damascus in a movement that stunned the world.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Rifaat Al-Assad, 'Butcher Of Hama' And Brother Of Ex Syria President Dies
- Wednesday January 21, 2026
- World News | Reuters
Rifaat al-Assad, the brother of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad known by critics as the "butcher of Hama" for crushing an Islamist uprising in the city in 1982 before unsuccessfully challenging for power and going into exile, died on Tuesday
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Real-Life Horror To TV Drama: Feared Syria Sites Become Sets For Series
- Wednesday December 10, 2025
- World News | AFP
At a Damascus airbase once off-limits under Bashar al-Assad, a crew now films a TV series about the final months of the ousted leader's rule as seen through the eyes of a Syrian family.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Syrians Struggle To Heal As Country Marks One Year Of Assad's Ouster
- Monday December 8, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
The rebel offensive in November 2024 was not initially aimed at seizing Damascus but was meant to preempt an expected major offensive by Assad's forces in opposition-held Idlib intending to "finish the Idlib file," Abdul Ghani said.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Leaked Video Shows Bashar al-Assad Calling For "Slaughter" In Ghouta, Mocking Putin
- Monday December 8, 2025
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
In one of the clips, the former Syrian president is seen mocking the people, saying they spend on mosques but "can't even afford food".
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Syria Launches 1st Official Newspaper Since Bashar Al-Assad's Regime Fall
- Monday December 1, 2025
- World News | AFP
Syria published the first print issue of the official Al Thawra Al Souriya newspaper Monday, the latest government-owned media outlet to launch since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Suwayda Massacre, Execution-Style Killings: What Post-Assad Syria Looks Like
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
When rebels toppled the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria ten months ago, the country's citizenry hoped for an end to decades of dictatorship and sectarian violence. The sweeping atrocities in Suwayda, though, paint a grim picture.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Operation Move Earth: How Ousted Syrian Leader Assad Moved Mass Grave To Secret Location
- Sunday October 19, 2025
- World News | Reuters
The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands of bodies from one of Syria's largest known mass graves to a secret location more than an hour away in the remote desert, a Reuters investigation has found.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Syrian President To Ask Russia To Hand Over Assad During Visit: Report
- Wednesday October 15, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa will ask Russia to hand over former ruler Bashar al-Assad during his first visit to Moscow.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
How Syrian Forces Emptied Alawite Suburb: X Means Stay, O Means Go
- Saturday September 13, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Syrian security forces stormed the rundown Damascus suburb in late August, toting guns, swords and eviction orders. In their wake, they left the district's homes spray-painted with big black "X"s and "O"s: marking who could stay and who must go.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Syria To Hold Parliamentary Elections In September, 1st Since Bashar Al-Assad's Regime Fall
- Monday July 28, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
Syria will hold parliamentary elections in September, the head of a body tasked with organising the election process told state media Sunday.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Syria State TV Relaunches, Months After Assad's Ouster
- Tuesday May 6, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Syrian state television officially relaunched on Monday with a trial broadcast almost five months after the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad and following delays blamed on sanctions and dilapidated equipment.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Operation Assad: The Air Mission To Smuggle Syrian Despot's Valuables
- Thursday April 17, 2025
- World News | Reuters
As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the corporate web behind his wealth.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Who Are The Alawites, Why Are They Being Hunted Down And Killed In Syria?
- Sunday March 9, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anita Goswami
Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni populations who suffered under Assad's rule.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Over 1,000 Syrians Died In Airport Prison Under Bashar al-Assad: Report
- Thursday February 27, 2025
- World News | Reuters
More than 1,000 Syrians died in detention at a military airport on the outskirts of Damascus, killed by execution, torture or maltreatment at a site that was widely feared, according to a report.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
NDTV Exclusive: Repression, Torture, Slavery - Syrians Recall Horrors Of Assad Rule
- Monday December 30, 2024
- World News | Written by Samiran Mishra
Syria witnessed a swift revolution that ended five decades of Assad family rule. Rebels and the Syrian opposition seized control of Damascus in a movement that stunned the world.
-
www.ndtv.com