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1982 HAMA MASSACRE
Syria's Baath party oversaw half a century of repressionSyria's Baath party, under the Assad dynasty, ruled with an iron fist for over five decades. Hafez al-Assad seized power in a 1970 coup, es...
Syrians topple and trample on statues of Assad's fatherSyrians celebrated the apparent fall of the Assad regime by toppling statues of Hafez al-Assad, the former president and father of Bashar a...
Why rebel capture of Syria's Hama, city with dark history, mattersSyrian rebels seized Hama, a city etched in memory by the 1982 massacre. The insurgents removed a poster of President Bashar Assad. Hama's ...
Syrian army says it has withdrawn from Hama after insurgents broke through its defencesSyrian insurgents, including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Syrian National Army, have captured Hama, Syria's fourth-largest city, after inte...
Israel has landed heavy blows on Hezbollah. The victory it seeks could prove elusiveHezbollah and Lebanon have faced a devastating week with Israeli strikes killing top commanders and bombing militant sites. Despite tactica...
From 1982 to 2024: What is the ongoing 42-year conflict between Israel and Hezbollah about?Israeli airstrikes killed at least 492 people, including 35 children, in Lebanon. This marks the deadliest incident since the October 7 Ham...
In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule"There can be no doubt that 50 years of Assad family rule, which has been ruthless, cruel and self-defeating, has left the country what can...