The New York Times

A Journey Across the New Syria

After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new Syria is rising from the disastrous legacy of the toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad. His photos have been torn from the walls, as people ...
The New York Times

For Fallen Syrian Dictator Assad and Family, an Exile of Luxury and Impunity

Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia. Credit...Aaron Byrd Supported by By Erika Solomon Christiaan Triebert Haley Willis ...
The Boston Globe

French court to decide if Assad can be stripped of immunity and tried for Syrian chemical attacks

BRUSSELS (AP) — France’s highest court is ruling Friday on whether it can strip the head of state immunity of Bashar Assad, the former leader of Syria now in exile in Russia, because of the brutality ...
The Economist

A haunting new view of Assad’s brutality in Syria

At around four o’clock in the morning on December 8th last year, gunmen stormed Sednaya prison, north of Damascus. They shot open cell doors, telling inmates that they had been freed. Some cowered in ...