Hope and uncertainty fill the streets of Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. The challenges of rebuilding are enormous ...

In the days since former President Bashar al-Assad's fall, Syrians have begun the anguished search for family members who vanished under the dictator's regime.

After Hafez’s passing in the summer of 2000, we clung to the hope that the torch he left behind would fall into more ...

Syrian rebels came across a photo of a young President Bashar al-Assad sporting nothing but a tiny Speedo while invading his ...

Assad kept even his younger brother Maher, commander of the Army’s elite 4th Armored Division, in the dark about his secret ...

A reign that stretched over decades and a dynasty that endured even longer appears to be over in Syria, with leader Bashar al ...

Assad, then heir to the Syrian dictatorship, then Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said he feared for the country's ...

As signs of the old regime came down, new symbols have come up around the Syrian capital. The flag of the former opposition ...

Assad is reported to have flown out of the country to an unknown destination in the early hours of Sunday. The president’s ...

Follow NBC News' live coverage as Syria celebrates toppling Bashar al-Assad's regime. Russia, Iran and the U.S. react and ...

Images show the fighters standing next to the burning gravesite of Hafez al-Assad in the former president's hometown.

For many Damascenes, the dominant feelings are a mix of joy and trepidation. “We’re happy, of course, but we’re afraid of ...