Following reports in Turkish media, a Kremlin spokesman denies Asma al-Assad wants to divorce her husband and leave Russia.

As those in the lucrative Captagon network move aside, how will the new leaders stop any criminals waiting in the wings to replace them?

Jamil Hassan, referred to as "the butcher" by people who lived on his street, is among the senior regime figures who have fled with their families.

A lively electronic music scene developed under the Assad regime. Now, it's unclear what comes next.

Kurdish forces say there's a real threat IS militants will try to break out comrades held in their jails in the north east.

The offensive that ended Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule has left the country facing an uncertain future

Ahmed al-Sharaa is intelligent, astute and reluctant to say what sort of country he wants.

Sharaa led the rebel offensive that toppled the Assad regime in Syria less than two weeks ago.