Bashar al-Assad

DAMASCUS, SYRIA - MAY 03: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, seen during the Signing of the comprehensive program of strategic and long-term cooperation between Iran and Syria, On May 03, 2023 In Damascus, Syria. (Photo by Borna News/Matin Ghasemi/Aksonline ATPImages/Getty Images)
'POISONING OPERATION'

Deposed Dictator Poisoned Under Putin’s Nose: Watchdog

Bashar al-Assad was reportedly rushed to an emergency room and placed under intensive care.

Julia Ornedo
John Bolton appears on CNN's The Source on February 12, 2025.
FROM RUSSIA WITH SPUDS

Ex-Trump Adviser: Putin Swigging Vodka to Celebrate Gabbard

Sean Craig

Asma al-Assad
IN HIS SHADOW

Rise and Fall of Syrian Dictator’s Wife Fighting to Live

Liam Archacki

Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad harvests Damascena (Damask) roses in the village of al-Marah, in the Damascus countryside, on May 25, 2023. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)
FORTUNES OF WAR

Fallen Syrian Dictator’s Wife Said to Be Fighting for Life

Hugh Dougherty

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma at the Grand Palais on December 11, 2010 in Paris at the end of their official visit in France.
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AFTER THE FALL

Family Responds to Reports Assad’s Wife Is Divorcing Him

Sean Craig

CNN's Clarissa Ward and a man whose identity has been questioned by a Syrian fact checking group appear in a December 12 CNN segment.
WRONG GUY

CNN Admits Its Star Reporter Was Duped by Syrian ‘Prisoner’

Zachary Folk