The Alawite sect of Shiite Islam thrived under the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, though it accounts for only 10% of the ...

Unidentified individuals broke into the mausoleum of former Syrian president Hafez Assad — father of Bashar Assad — in the city of Qardaha in the northwestern part of the country and removed ...

With Assad gone and Syria's war over ... putting out the flames before anyone was injured, wore gold and navy uniforms — and signature white helmets. They're Syria's most famous first responders.

These new firefighters wear gold and navy uniforms and iconic white helmets. For most of the war, the White Helmets operated only in rebel-held areas. Dictator Bashar al-Assad had decked the ...

Said, 65, lived most of his life under Assad family rule ... putting out the flames before anyone was injured, wore gold and navy uniforms — and signature white helmets. They're Syria's most ...