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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Bashar al-Assad, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 335stories have been published about Bashar al-Assad which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Center: 29%

Right: 35%

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Austria deports first Syrian since civil war, says more will follow

Austria Politics · Austria

Austria deports first Syrian since civil war, says more will follow

45% Left coverage: 20 sources

IDF Soldiers Arrest Members of Iranian Terror Cell Operating in Southern Syria

Bashar Al-Assad · Syria

IDF Soldiers Arrest Members of Iranian Terror Cell Operating in Southern Syria

60% Right coverage: 10 sources

The military said they received intelligence from interrogations in recent weeks, leading soldiers to carry out nighttime operations and arrest several terrorists.See the Story

Syria Unveils New National Emblem Featuring Golden Eagle

Bashar Al-Assad · Syria

Syria Unveils New National Emblem Featuring Golden Eagle

43% Left coverage: 7 sources

Syria's transitional government has launched a new national visual identity centred on the Syrian Golden Eagle emblem during a ceremony at Damascus's People's Palace on July 3.See the Story

Austria Set to Deport Man to Syria, Marking First for EU Since Assad's Fall

60% Right coverage: 5 sources

BRUSSELS/PARIS - Austria is preparing to deport a Syrian man whose asylum status was revoked due to a criminal conviction, in what an EU official and rights groups say will be Europe's first forced deportation to Syria since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. Read more at straitstimes.com.Bashar Al-Assad · Vienna See the Story

Civil Society Statement Ahead of Cour De Cassation Hearing on Immunities for State Officials in the Case of Bashar Al-Assad

Statement by Civil Society Organizations on the Upcoming French Cour de Cassation Hearing Regarding Immunities for State Officials On July 4, 2025, the French Cour de cassation will hold a landmark hearing to determine the legality of the arrest warrant issued for former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. This hearing represents a pivotal moment in the global fight against impunity for crimes under international law, including chemical weapons at…Bashar Al-Assad · Paris See the Story

Unclear How Syrian Applications Will Be Processed

Around twenty applications for protection from Syrians are awaiting processing at the Icelandic Immigration Service, which is still assessing the situation after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship in Syria at the end of last year.Bashar Al-Assad · Iceland Read Article

‘Israel’ establishes 10th military outpost in Syria

Al Mayadeen | July 3, 2025 “Israel’s” occupation forces have constructed a new forward military outpost within Syrian territory, marking the tenth such site since the fall of then-President Bashar al-Assad’s control, according to Israeli media outlet i24. The i24 report states that these outposts are distributed between two positions on Mount Hermon and eight across the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The latest position was reportedly completed …Bashar Al-Assad · Syria Read Article

Home or exile? Syrian journalists grapple with new realities post-Assad - Committee to Protect Journalists

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Berlin, July 3, 2025—After almost 14 years of civil war, the lightning overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in December has unleashed the possibility of returning home for hundreds of exiled journalists. For Ahmad Primo, who was arrested by the government for reporting that the 2011 protests were a revolution and then jailed by Islamic State, the idea was tantalizing. “If I were single, I would go back and join those fighting for the f…Bashar Al-Assad · Damascus Read Article

How the Assad Regime Buried Its Victims in a Mass Grave in Syria

Syrian revolution in March 2011, President Bashar al-Assad’s government began using the cemetery to bury people it killed — many after being detained and tortured in prisons. The regime’s victims included anti-government protesters, activists, journalists; loyalists who fell out of favor; and members of rebel factions. overthrew Mr. al-Assad’s government. human rights groups have reported about Najha and other mass graves. identified before the…Bashar Al-Assad · Damascus See the Story

Arrest of an Air Intelligence Official of the Assad Era in Syria

Damascus: On Wednesday, the Syrian authorities announced the arrest of Rami Munir Ismail, former director of the air intelligence services of Latakia and Tartus in the western part of the country, responsible for violations of civilians under the Bashar al-Assad regime. The official Syrian news agency Al-Samana stated: " The Internal Security Command in Latakia governorate has arrested the criminal General Rami Munir Ismail, an officer of t…Bashar Al-Assad · Damascus See the Story

'Slaughter House' Prison with Bodies Strewn Across Floor and Execution Parties - The Mirror

50% Left coverage: 4 sources

WARNING DISTRESSING DETAILS: Bashar Al-Assad's brutal regime saw thousands die in his 'human slaughterhouse' prisons - with some guards getting so carried away they threw execution partiesBashar Al-Assad · Damascus See the Story

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