For decades, statues of Hafez al-Assad symbolized power and repression. Today, they fall as Syrians reclaim public spaces ...

A colossal statue of Hafez al-Assad was once a powerful symbol of Syria’s ruling regime, looming over the Damascus-Aleppo highway. Now, like that regime, it is toppled, and Syrians have been visiting ...

Syrians around the country on Sunday toppled and trampled on statues of President Bashar al-Assad's late father Hafez, who founded the brutal system of government that his son inherited.

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. He had ...

The largest statue of Hafez Assad, overlooking the Qalamoun Region in Syria, has been demolished by rebels. (AP video by Ghaith Alsayed) ...

Before the rebels arrived, the residents dismantled a statue of Assad's father Hafez al-Assad. Following the discussion, the Alawite notables signed a statement of support. The document was viewed ...

On the grounds of the Guard complex a statue of the president’s brother ... He had been the presumed successor to his father Hafez al-Assad who set up the paranoid, secretive, repressive system ...