Because they oppressed the entire Syrian people," he added. Bassel al Assad was his father's original successor but died in a 1994 car crash. The death of the popular, vigorous military commander ...

The Assad regime cultivated ethnic and religious divides that threaten Syria's future even after the dynasty's fall.

On the grounds of the Guard complex a statue of the president's brother Bassel al-Assad, atop a horse, has been toppled and Bassel's head severed. Bassel al-Assad died in a 1994 road accident.

That made Hafez’s eldest son, Bassel, the heir apparent. A decade later, however, Bassel al-Assad died in a car accident, which meant that Hafez’s heir would almost certainly be his other son ...

When Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria, merchants like Youssef Rajab kept much of their imported stock hidden for fear of arrest ...

Previously known as the Bassel al-Assad air base – named as a tribute to Bashar’s elder brother, who died in a car crash in 1994 – the Russians showed their contempt for their Syrian hosts ...

Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf visited Damascus two weeks ago, leading a senior American delegation—the first to set foot in Syria since the civil war broke out in 2011. During her ...

A fighter affiliated with Syria's new administration carries the decapitated head of an equestrian statue of Bassel al-Assad, brother of toppled president Bashar al-Assad, removed from the abandoned ...