The ‘Butcher of Hama’ and former Syrian vice president dies in exile at age 89.

The brother and uncle of Syrian tyrants, he commanded a unit that killed up to 40,000 civilians in a 1982 uprising against ...

The withdrawal marks a setback for President Bashar al-Assad. LONDON -- Syrian state media said Thursday that government forces were withdrawing from the city of Hama in the face of a rebel advance, ...

ALBAWABA - Rifaat Assad, uncle of Syria's ousted President Bashar Assad, who is well known as the "Butcher of Hama", died at the age of 88 in the UAE.Ri ...

BEIRUT (AP) — It was one of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world. More than four decades ago, Hafez Assad, then president of Syria, launched what came to be known as the Hama ...

Assad, the uncle of Syria’s deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad and known for his bloody crackdown on a Muslim Brotherhood uprising ...

Rebel forces entered the Syrian city of Hama and forced out government troops Thursday in a development that may have significant consequences in the country's 14-year-long civil war. Both the Syrian ...

Davos: Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of deposed Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad and dubbed the "Butcher of Hama" for suppressing an uprising in the 1980s, has died aged 88, two sources close to the family said ...

Known for role in brutal suppression in the 1980s, the former Defence Brigades head has died after a brief illness ...

Hama,Dec. 20 (SANA)The Anti-Narcotics Directorate thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of Captagon pills hidden inside the Pullman garage in Hama, prepared for shipment abroad toward Saudi ...

Damascus, Dec. 20 (SANA)Defense Minister Major General Murhaf Abu Qasra met with a delegation of dignitaries and notables from the city of Hama, in the presence of several senior officers, to explore ...

Known for his role in the 1982 Hama massacre, the late member of Syria’s former ruling family oversaw the killing of tens of ...