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Bashar Assad
Born on September 11, 1965, Bashar Assad took control of Syria after his father died in 2000.
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Syrian conflict
Former US National Security Advisor Brzezinski speaks out against intervention in Syria.
UN chemical team returns
UN chemical weapons inspectors have returned to the Syrian capital of Damascus after carrying out testing at the location of an alleged poison gas attack. They had come under fire en route to the site on Monday.
Risks
The consequences of even the most minor Western attack on the Assad regime are very unclear.
Chemical weapons
Photos, videos and eye witness reports from Damascus strongly suggest the use of chemical weapons.
United States wavers on Syria
When it comes to world affairs, US President Barack Obama has a cautious hand. He has shown he would rather wait things out, then react too soon. But lack of US initiative in Syria has serious consequences for the region.
UN inspectors in Syria
UN weapons experts set out from Damascus early on Monday in search of evidence of chemical warfare. Five days after reports of chemical attacks, inspectors have little time left.
Chemical weapons dilemma
European editorial writers ponder the international community’s options for action in Syria.
Leaders ready to act in Syria
A team of UN weapons investigators has travelled to the site of an alleged chemical attack near Damascus. Meanwhile, foreign leaders have said they won't rule out options in Syria, including foregoing UN approval.
Syria: US weighs military options
UN chemical weapons investigators will be allowed to investigate a suspected gas attack.
'No exit strategy'
Syria expert Günter Meyer warns of a US military intervention in Syria which would help al Qaeda.
MSF: 355 dead from nerve gas
The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres has said 355 people died from an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria. A top UN official is in Syria to urge government forces to allow an inquiry into the alleged attack.
Iran calls for chemical arms ban
Iran's president has acknowledged for the first time that chemical weapons have been used in the Syrian civil war. He has urged world leaders to prevent their deployment, even in Syria, one of Iran's strongest allies.
UN urges chemical arms probe
The United Nations has asked the Syrian government to authorize a UN team of experts, already in the country, to investigate reported use of chemical weapons. The alleged attack killed at least 100 people.
Who was behind Syrian chemical attack?
The international community demands UN access to the site of an alleged chemical attack.
Assad press conference
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Iran's Foreign Minister to discuss a reaction to Israel's airstrike on a Syrian weapons convoy. Assad said Syria could deal with Israel but didn't announce a retaliation.
UN mulls Syria 'chemical attack'
Western powers have demanded immediate access to the site of an alleged deadly chemical attack outside Damascus. A meeting of the United Nations Security Council has been called over the incident.
Chemical weapons near Damascus
An Internet video purports to show a nerve gas attack in Syria.
Reports: 'Chemical weapons' used
Opposition activists have said the Syrian government has used chemical weapons during an attack outside Damascus, killing hundreds. The Arab League has called on a UN team of experts, already in Syria, to investigate.
UN inspectors arrive in Syria
UN inspectors have arrived in Damascus to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons in the country's civil war.
Several killed near Homs
Syrian rebels have killed at least 11, including civilians, in an attack on a checkpoint near the town of Homs. The day before, government troops reportedly killed at least 16 people in the northern city of Aleppo.
Is Lebanon facing a new civil war?
Tripoli in northern Lebanon is on the front line of a religious and political conflict.
Assad reappears unharmed
Syrian state television has broadcast images of President Bashar al-Assad unharmed and attending prayers in a Damascus mosque after rebels claimed to have fired rockets at his motorcade.
Fighting cause
DW talked to the co-leaders of the Syrian Kurds' main party about the Syria conflict.
Syrian rebels 'seize air base'
Syrian rebels fighting to depose President Assad are reported to have seized a key air base near the border with Turkey. Rebel fighters are also said to be scoring successes in Assad's Alawite heartland.
Dozens killed in Syria's Homs
Explosions at a weapons depot in the central Syrian city of Homs has killed at least 40 people, according to a monitoring group. The incident happened in a pro-regime district.
Radio Baladna threatened by Syrian hackers
In the midst of the country's bloody civil war, Baladna FM tries to give Syrians hope. Working for the online station is no easy task though since Syria blocks the broadcast - and some of the reporters have been arrested because of their work. The radio station has also repeatedly come under attack by those who back Bashar Assad's regime.
Revolution on the web
A Syrian online radio station paints a picture of everyday life during the civil war.
Arab Christians
The public has taken little notice of the plight of Arab Christians across the Mid-East.
UN, Syria chemical weapons deal
The UN and the Syrian foreign ministry say they have agreed on the "way forward" on an inquiry tasked with verifying alleged use of chemical weapons. Two UN envoys were in Damascus this week meeting with officials.
Rising Iraq violence
The UN envoy to Iraq warns that the violence in Iraq and Syria could merge into one conflict.
Gunmen kill 'Syrian official'
Armed men have murdered a prominent Syrian political analyst in southern Lebanon, another sign of spillover from the Syrian war. Meanwhile, the United Nations has called the Syrian refugee crisis the worst since Rwanda.
Syria crisis 'worst since Rwanda'
According to the United Nations, Syria’s civil war has now generated the worst refugee crisis since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Nearly 1.8 million people are now registered as refugees in countries surrounding Syria.
Opposition's infighting
In recent weeks, infighting amongst opposition groups has become more frequent.
Fighting in Damascus
Heavy fighting has been reported in two districts of the Syrian capital. Government forces have been trying to retake two areas which have been in rebel hands for months.
Russia: rebels used sarin gas
Russia has delivered evidence to the United Nations that Syrian rebels used chemical weapons in a March attack. The country's UN envoy says their report has "established" a sarin gas rocket was fired by rebel forces.
Scores injured in Lebanon Blast
There has been a large explosion in the Lebanesse capital Beirut, with dozens of people injured. The car bomb targetted the southern suburbs which are a stronghold of the militant Hezbollah movement. It is the worst explosion in the city in years. Observers say the attack was possiby linked to violence in neighbouring Syria.
Hezbollah stronghold blast
Dozens of people have been wounded in an explosion in southern Beirut. The blast came in a part of the city that is controlled by the militant Shiite group Hezbollah.
Syria opposition has new leader
Syria's opposition has elected a new president to represent it as the battle on the ground rages. Meanwhile, two members of a German aid group who went missing in Syria are said to be alive, well, and on their way home.
Siege of Homs continues
Government airstrikes have killed three in Syria’s central city of Homs. Armed forces began launching raids, shelling attacks and a ground offensive on rebel-held areas of the central city of Homs last week.
Syrian rebels on defensive
Syria's armed forces have launched air raids, shelling attacks and a ground offensive on rebel-held areas of the central city of Homs. Regime troops have stepped up efforts to regain territory lost to opposition rebels.
Syrian army attacks Homs
Syrian warplanes have hit rebel targets in Homs. The army has been on the offensive in recent weeks, reclaiming some of the territory it had lost to opposition forces over the past year.
Loyalists launch Damascus siege
Syria's army has pressed an assault against rebel areas in Damascus, killing three children. As rebels struggle to hold territory, sympathetic countries are meeting in Qatar to discuss how to support their efforts.
Arming the rebels
Critics warn that any arms shipments to Syrian rebels might easily end up in the wrong hands.
Battle over Syria
The G8 summit succeeded in a joint Syria declaration - but failed to settle their differences.
G8 leaders 'agree' on Syria
G8 leaders have wound up their Northern Ireland summit with mixed results. Though there was agreement on tackling tax evasion, it was more difficult to find a meaningful consensus on the issue of Syria.
Obama, Putin disagree on Syria
Divisions between Russia and the US over Syria have overshadowed talks of G-8 leaders in Northern Ireland’s Enniskillen. The summit had begun on a positive note with progress on a trans-Atlantic free-trade deal.
Syria to top G8 agenda
Syria is expected to dominate discussions as the leaders of the seven leading industrialized nations, plus Russia, gather for the G8 summit. There appeared to be little chance of reaching common ground on the issue.
Russia doubts US Syria claims
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the US evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria does not meet stringent criteria for reliability. The US has cited that evidence as grounds for arming Syrian rebels.
Weapons for peace
The United States has said it is now prepared to send military support to rebels in Syria.
US says it will arm Syrian rebels
The US says it has conclusive evidence that Syria has used chemical weapons, and will arm rebels. Analysts say that it may be too late. President Obama earlier called the use of chemical weapons a "red line" that would trigger US intervention.
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