Assad, Syria

Syria rebel leader vows to shut down notorious Assad prisons
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani also said he would dissolve the former regime's security forces, in a statement seen by Reuters.
Syria updates: Rebel leader vows to pursue Assad officials 'involved in war crimes'
Follow NBC News for live updates of the latest coverage from Syria where rebels led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has ousted President Bashar Assad's regime.
Syria's rebel leader vows to dissolve Assad regime security forces, close prisons
The main commander of the fighters who toppled Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that he would dissolve the security forces of the former regime, close its prisons and hunt down anyone involved in the torture or killing of detainees.
Syria’s rebel leader: No pardons for detainee torturers, killers
The commander of Syria's rebels who overthrew the regime of President Bashar Assad, Ahmad Sharaa, said Wednesday that those involved in torturing and killing thousands of detainees will not be pardoned.
Rebels vow to hunt down Bashar al-Assad's killers who used 72 different tortures
Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to hunt down "war criminals" with his multi-million pound warchest, even dragging them back from abroad.
Syria's Golani vows to punish those responsible for torture under Assad
The main commander of the fighters who toppled Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that anyone involved in the torture or killing of detainees during the ousted Syrian president's rule would be hunted down,
Syria – live: Rebels vow to hunt down Assad’s torture henchmen as Israel condemned over military land grab
Rebels vow to hunt down Assad’s torture henchmen as Israel condemned over military land grab - Israel has denied penetrating Syria beyond the buffer zone in the occupied Golan Heights
Syria – live: Rebels vow to hunt down Assad’s torture henchmen as Israel denies tank advance on Damascus
Rewards will be offered to those who will provide information about senior army and security officers involved in war crime.” It comes as Israel vehemently denies that its troops are now 16 miles (25km) from Syrian capital Damascus,
Assad is gone. What’s next for Syria?
The rapid fall of Syria’s autocratic ruler, Bashar al-Assad, this past weekend was one of the most consequential developments ...
Syria After al-Assad: What’s Happening and What Comes Next
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, whose name means Organization for the Liberation of the Levant, was the main rebel group leading the ...
US sent Austin Tice 'message' to Syria's HTS rebels emptying Assad prisons
The U.S. is communicating with rebel groups inside Syria amid the search for missing American journalist Austin Tice, State ...
Syria and the ousting of Assad: Is it good or bad for the United States?
The focus for the U.S.. after Assad's ouster has been on the historic moment for Syria. Left unsaid: The turmoil could be ...
The Fall of Assad in Syria: How It Happened and What Comes Next
In just over a week, Syrian rebel forces seized much of Syria’s northwest. First, the rebels captured Syria’s largest city, ...
How Assad's dictatorial regime rose and fell in Syria
Syrian opposition forces have captured the capital city of Damascus and forced the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, to ...
Exclusive: Two U.S. lawmakers push for some Syria sanctions relief after Assad's fall
Two U.S. congressmen have urged senior American officials to suspend some sanctions on Syria to ease pressure on its ...
What Russia’s army in Syria stands to lose after fall of Assad
The Kremlin confirmed on Dec. 11 that longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad had fled to Moscow after rebels took the ...
Syria's Assad is in Russia, Putin's deputy foreign minister confirms to NBC News
The former president “is secured, and it shows that Russia acts as required in such an extraordinary situation,” Sergei ...
Iran's Khamenei says toppling of Syria's Assad was result of US-Israeli plan
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the toppling of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was the ...
Russian warships 'stay away from their Syria port base' after toppling of Assad regime in blow to Putin
Reports say troops and equipment were being flown out of Russia’s Khmeimim Air Base in Syria’s Latakia province ...