A senior Assad aide said a 'trick' by Putin contributed to Syria's collapse
An Assad official claims Putin betrayed his ally by promising support that never came.
Inside Bashar Assad’s detention centers, where ‘death was the least bad thing’
The system of detention, torture and death run by Syria’s former ruler, Bashar Assad, is starting to come out into the open.
Opinion
A dictator’s fall brings jubilation — that quickly turns sour
Hope gives way to violence, chaos and economic despair. Then a new strongman emerges.