Bashar Al-Assad
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France issues war crimes arrest warrants for Syria’s Bashar al-AssadMore than 1,000 people were killed with chemical weapons in two attacks in 2013. France issued war crime arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.CrimeNov 15, 2023
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Canada, Netherlands taking Syria to World Court over torture claimsThe joint application seeks to hold the government of President Bashar al-Assad accountable for gross human rights violations and torture under the U.N. Convention against Torture.WorldJun 12, 2023
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Syrian forces move into strategic town as Turkey vows to keep hammering Assad’s troopsAlready hosting 3.6 million Syrian refugees, Ankara is determined to prevent any further influx of migrants from Syria.WorldMar 2, 2020
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Halifax man first to face trial for violating Canada’s international economic sanctions'This is the most interesting case we've ever seen in Canadian sanctions legislation and it hasn't even started yet,' says a Canadian law professor.CanadaNov 12, 2019
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Bashar al-Assad calls Trump ‘best American president’ in state TV interviewThe Syrian president said he gives Trump credit for being transparent about his interests, namely oil.WorldNov 1, 2019
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Raqqa rebuilds after ISIS, but the past keeps resurfacingRaqqa's first responders team has dug more than 5,300 bodies out of mass graves.WorldOct 17, 2019
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Syria’s Assad regime pushes into rebel-stronghold Idlib. What will it mean for civilians?While Syrian government forces have taken back control of much of the country, Idlib remains a holdout for armed opposition groups.NewsAug 20, 2019
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Why the Kurds matter in Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. forces from SyriaWith U.S. troops leaving Syria, their Kurdish allies against ISIS may be forced to cut new deals with Russia or Syria for protection from Turkey.WorldJan 14, 2019
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‘I’d sworn never to go to Syria’: Stewart Bell on his journey to meet a captured Canadian ISIS fighterWhen the investigative reporter received a tip that U.S.-backed Kurdish forces captured a notorious Canadian ISIS member, he headed to Syria to confirm it himself.CanadaOct 27, 2018
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Syrian rebels remove heavy weapons from Idlib, Turkey saysSyrian rebels have withdrawn their heavy weapons from the province of Idlib as part of a demilitarization deal with Russia and Turkey, Turkey's state-run news agency says.WorldOct 8, 2018
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