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Bashar al-Assad

Arcs in the news about Bashar al-Assad from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 107 stories · 620 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 2, 2023

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The fall of Assad and Syria's new era under Ahmed al-Sharaa

17 of 80 stories this year · 7 about Bashar al-Assad

Syria announces ceasefire after days of clashes with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo · 6 articles, Jan 9US launches new "large-scale strikes" on ISIS targets In Syria · 49 articles, Jan 10US launches another retaliatory strike in Syria, killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambush · 36 articles, Jan 17Syrian government agrees to ceasefire with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces · 15 articles, Jan 18US military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria · 13 articles, Feb 14Explosive device goes off in cafe in Syria's capital, killing at least 9 people · 29 articles, Jul 2Explosions rock Syria's capital as French President Macron visits · 25 articles, Jul 7Trump moves to remove Syria from US list of state sponsors of terrorism · 33 articles, Jul 7Syria says it arrested suspects behind the Damascus bombings during Macron’s visit · 14 articles, Jul 9The UN chief on a visit to Damascus urges the international community to support Syrian people · 13 articles, Jul 25Explosion in Damascus suburb kills at least 1 person, wounds several others · 18 articles, Aug 6Russian forces in Syria will give up control of two strategic bases on the Mediterranean coast · 21 articles, Aug 9Syrian ex-president sentenced to death · 50 articles, Aug 11Syria says Israeli strike near Damascus violation of international law · 42 articles, Aug 18US removes Syria from state sponsor of terrorism list · 20 articles, Aug 24Syria court sentences Assad-era grand mufti to life in prison · 6 articles, Aug 24Former Syrian official convicted of torture under Assad sentenced to 60 years in US prison · 15 articles, Sep 17

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Oct 30, 20231236
Nov 13, 202333113
Mar 11, 20241203
May 20, 20240418
Jun 24, 20240308
Jul 1, 20241308
Jul 22, 20241207
Nov 25, 2024514645
Dec 2, 2024205417323
Dec 9, 2024205916310
Dec 16, 202482515133
Dec 23, 202426319
Dec 30, 202426322
Jan 6, 202505215
Jan 27, 202597537
Feb 10, 20251225
Feb 24, 20254105
Mar 3, 2025511538
Mar 10, 20252508
Apr 28, 20252227
May 5, 20251127
May 12, 202511191280
May 19, 202523416
Jun 16, 202523416
Jun 23, 202533212
Jun 30, 202514716
Sep 29, 202525014
Oct 13, 20250128
Nov 3, 20250305
Nov 10, 2025310633
Nov 24, 202528021
Dec 8, 20259121371
Dec 15, 2025111629
Jan 12, 20262105
Jan 19, 20261338
Jul 6, 20261118
Jul 20, 20261219
Aug 3, 202622112
Aug 10, 202669644
Aug 17, 20260307
Aug 24, 202629419
Aug 31, 202603212
Sep 7, 20260205
Sep 14, 202605012

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else7 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Bashar al-Assad that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 1– 2Syria was building a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under Assad, UN reports12 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right

Stories that name Bashar al-Assad

  1. Sep 7– 8Assad-era Syrian reactor was configured for nuclear weapons, IAEA chief says9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 3– 4Syria begins destroying Assad-era chemical weapons5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  3. Aug 27– 28Syria president appoints Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as his adviser7 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Jul 12Syria's new parliament holds first session since Assad's ouster8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right

Local coverage

  1. Aug 18– 20Lebanon extradites ex-Assad general to Syria for trial over alleged crimes8 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Aug 8– 9Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
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