Assad

The Hunt for the Assad Dynasty’s Missing Billions Begins

On the back of its brutal rule, the House of Assad built an international real-estate empire

Fall of Syrian Regime Exposes Limits of Russia’s Global Ambitions

Kremlin projects abroad are crumbling as Putin focuses on Ukraine conflict

Inside Assad’s Ransacked Palace: Anxiety Pills, Graffiti and Shredded Posters

A Wall Street Journal reporter in Damascus tours the dictator’s former home, office and underground bunker

Syrians Search Notorious Prison for Thousands of Missing

The Assad regime’s downfall has given hope to families of Syrians who disappeared in recent decades

U.S. Scrambles to Shape Post-Assad Syria But Has to Overcome Years of Disengagement

If Syria falls under control of Islamist militants it could bring further disorder to an inflamed region

Bashar al-Assad, an Ophthalmologist Who Became a Dictator, Is the Last of a Despotic Dynasty

Once a self-styled modernizer, Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad bought time with a harsh crackdown, but his government eventually succumbed to its many enemies

What to Know About the Civil War in Syria

Rapid advances by rebel fighters against government forces are taking a more than decade-old conflict into a new phase

Assad’s Rule Collapses in Syria, Raising Concerns of a Vacuum

Outside powers maneuver for influence as a regime that controlled the divided country for half a century melts away

Setbacks for Russia, Iran and Hezbollah Turn Into a Catastrophe for Syria’s Assad

The loss of Aleppo to Islamist rebels represents a stunning defeat for the Syrian regime, highlighting its dependence on enfeebled allies