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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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UN votes on Syria mission
The United Nations Security Council has drafted a resolution for members to vote upon that will authorize the deployment of military observers to monitor a cease-fire that appears to be failing.
US upping pressure on Syria
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pushing the United Nations to impose an arms embargo on Syria to put an end to its bitter conflict. The international community is divided over what action to take.
Syria's foreign policy
Syria's foreign policy would not change dramatically under a new leadership.
Fighting persists during truce
US officials have said that a recently deployed advance UN monitoring mission is not being given the "freedom…that is required" on the ground in Syria. Negotiations on bolstering the monitors' numbers continue.
Syria after Assad
The fighting continues in Syria. But there are already plenty of plans for the future in the making.
UN: We need help with Syria
The UN is asking the EU to supply aircraft to boost the UN operation in Syria. Meanwhile, reports of government forces violating the cease-fire continue to emerge.
Syria observers begin mission
UN cease-fire observers are set to begin a mission to monitor a fragile cease-fire between government and rebel forces in Syria. The advance team arrived in Damascus late on Sunday.
Syria breaks truce as UN arrives
Syrian forces have bombarded Homs and attacked Aleppo, breaking the cease-fire that has been in place since Thursday, monitors say. The claims come only hours before UN observers are due to touch down in the country.
Hurt and far from home
Syrian refugees are seeking medical care in Lebanon, often under difficult conditions
Syrian protests to test cease-fire
Syria's fragile cease-fire was still largely holding more than a day after it came into force. Planned opposition protests were set to provide it with its first major test.
Annan: Syria calm, more to do
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has told the Security Council that he's "encouraged" by the reports of relative calm in Syria since a cease-fire came into effect Thursday morning, but said there was much work ahead.
Syria's united minorities
Syria's minority groups are uniting against Assad, a movement that could lead to a new alliance.
All eyes on Syria
A UN-brokered deadline for a cease-fire in Syria has passed with an assurance from the Syrian regime that military operations will end. But fierce clashes in the run-up to the deadline have left dim hopes for peace.
UN calls for Syria cease-fire
The UN has made an official statement urging the Syrian government to stick to a planned cease-fire agreement. Questions remain about whether the country's regime will take heed.
Russia ups pressure on Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov asked Syria to implement international envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan, while also calling for the international community to press Syrian opposition groups to cease fire.
Syrian cease-fire plan at risk
Turkey has warned Syria that any further shooting attacks on camps within Turkish borders would be met with reprisals after a refugee was killed on Monday. A UN ceasefire plan seemed in jeopardy on Tuesday morning.
Syria cease-fire cast in doubt
The Syrian government has cast doubt on an international cease-fire plan after it demanded written guarantees from the rebels. Government forces have stepped up their attacks in recent days.
Syria makes cease-fire demands
Syria says it will not keep a deadline to withdraw troops from protest hub cities unless rebels first state in writing that they will put down their arms. The move endangers an internationally brokered cease-fire deal.
Turkey sees flood of refugees
Violence in Syria has increased just days before an April 10 deadline for the start of a cease-fire between government troops and rebels, as the number of Syrians seeking refuge in Turkey hits a new high.
Deadline looms for Syria
The United Nations-Arab League peace envoy for Syria has briefed the UN General Assembly about a ceasefire meant to come into force on April 12. Kofi Annan said both sides had expressed their commitment to the plan.
UN holds Syria to its word
The UN Security Council drafts a statement pressuring Syria to honor its pledge to halt fighting by April 10.
Syria ignores ceasefire pledge
Syria disregards pledge to halt attacks under a UN-sponsored peace plan, resulting in 18 deaths on Wednesday.
West endorses Syria timeline
Western powers have begun debate in the UN Security Council on supporting a cease-fire timeline in Syria, while the UN is sending negotiators to Damascus to determine how the cease-fire can be observed.
Syrian opposition
Some gulf oil sheiks want to eliminate a key Iranian ally by financing the Syrian rebels.
Syria agrees to peace deadline
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has apparently asked the UN Security Council to support a deadline of April 10 for the gradual implementation of his peace plan in Syria. Damascus has reportedly agreed to the deadline.
Syria crisis
Support for a military solution to the Syrian crisis is increasing.
'Friends of Syria' boost rebels
Officials from more than 70 countries have recognized the Syrian National Council as "a legitimate representative" of the Syrian people while meeting in Istanbul to discuss ways to end the year-long conflict.
Syria says revolt 'over'
The Syrian government claims to have put down the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. But rebels say they will fight on until his army withdraws from residential areas as demanded by an international peace plan.
Mass flight
Humanitarian aid organizations and the UNHCR fear a mass flight out of Syria.
Iraq warns of Syrian 'proxy war'
Arab League leaders meeting in Baghdad have called for Syria to fully implement a UN-backed peace plan with anti-government rebels, but stopped short of calling for the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria fighting despite peace plan
Shelling has been reported in several areas of Syria, just one day after the government said it would accept a plan to end the violence. Meanwhile the Arab League prepares for a landmark summit focusing on the fighting.
Syrian opposition
One year after the uprising in Syria began, opposition groups want military support from abroad.
Syrian opposition unites
Opposition groups in Syria have agreed to be represented as a single group by the Syrian National Council at this weekend's Friends of Syria conference to be held in Istanbul.
Moscow moves
Russia’s shifting stance toward Syria is the key to end the conflict, says NATO's former head.
Saving Syria
As Syrian security forces launch fresh artillery attacks, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is travelling to Moscow and Beijing to seek consensus on a plan to end the violence in Syria.
EU targets Assad's wife
As the Syrian regime's violent crackdown against a popular uprising continues, the EU has hit the country with tough new sanctions. Those targeted include the president's own wife.
Syrian statement
Berlin and Moscow find some common ground on Syria after UN declaration.
Peace plan now, UN tells Syria
The United Nations Security Council has agreed on a joint statement backing envoy Kofi Annan's efforts to negotiate an end to the year-long uprising in Syria, Council diplomats said.
Syrian rebels linked with abuses
Human rights activists have accused Syria’s armed opposition of serious human rights abuses, including torture, kidnapping and summary executions. Meanwhile, Moscow indicated it was losing patience with Damascus.
Push for united front on Syria
France has circulated a statement at the UN Security Council that threatens the Syrian regime with "further measures" if it doesn't adopt international envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan to end the year-long bloodshed.
Russian swing on Syria
Russia seems to be loosening its pro-Syrian stance in the face of international condemnation.
Made in Germany
Made in Germany
Heavy gunfire hits Damascus
Heavy gunfire was reported in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Monday as Free Syrian Army rebels attacks positions held by security forces.
Russia supports Annan
Russia has called on the Syrian government to back peacemaking measures proposed by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. Its remarks were unexpectedly critical of Syria's actions during a year-long uprising.
Damascus bomb attacks
At least 27 people have been reported dead after two explosions hit the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday morning. Civilians and police were said to be among the victims.
The good wife
Who is the glamourous looking woman who appears so loyal to President Bashar al-Assad?
Annan briefs UN on Syria
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan told the UN Security Council on Friday that he plans to send a team to Damascus this weekend to persuade President Bashar Assad to accept a fresh deployment of monitors.
Looking behind the facade
We hear from Britons wondering how UK native Asma al-Assad can possibly keep mum as her husband's security forces crack down on protests against the regime. We also look at a revival of football hooliganism in Germany.
Syrian crisis
The world should have already intervened in Syria, argues a former US ambassador to NATO.
A year of turmoil in Syria
The uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has turned one year old, making it one of the longest, deadliest and most sustained revolts in the Arab Spring. The world remains divided on how to end the violence.
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