Vladimir Putin is currently entangled in a major international controversy, after Syria’s former media chief and top aide to Bashar al-Assad has claimed that the Russian President 'tricked' his Syrian colleague during his last phase of reign,

Assad's request to Putin was for him to personally handle the secure aerial transportation necessary to deliver military aid to suppor

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Dozens of Hamas leaders and members were killed by the regime of ousted Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported, citing sources close to the movement. The sources told the London-based newspaper that 94 Hamas members were executed in Syrian prisons without trial, as reported by Middle East Monitor.

Since the fall of the Al-Assad clan, Syrians have been uncovering mass graves believed to be linked to the former regime. Identifying the dead in a country with 150,000 missing persons will take decades.

Analyst reflects on the 61 years of Baath Party rule, highlighting its impact on Syria's population and public sphere.