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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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Assad's allies
Turkey wants to build a coalition to end the Syria conflict.
Fighting in Syria continues
The fighting between the regime and the opposition continues unabated
Arab League pressures Syria
The Arab League says it will offer political and financial support to the besieged Syrian opposition and ask for a joint UN peacekeeping mission. Syria, meanwhile, has angrily rejected the resolutions.
Foreign help
Exile Syrians organize support for protesters in their homeland trying to oust President Assad.
Free Syrian Army
A group of deserters supported by Arab nations leads the charge to overthrow the Assad regime.
Explosions hit northern Syria
Explosions have rocked the northern city of Aleppo, with state TV reporting at least 28 people dead and 175 wounded. Meanwhile residents of Homs have been devastated by the government's brutal bombing campaign.
Syrian diplomats expelled
More than a dozen people have been killed in the Syrian government's aggressive bombardment on the city of Homs, as Germany expels four Syrian diplomats amid suspicion of spying on regime opponents.
Observers back to Syria?
Syrian security forces have kept up their bombardment of the western hotbed city of Homs as the United Nations chief indicates the Arab League intends to send observers back into the country.
Distraught observers
Ongoing violence in Syria leaves refugees torn over whether to return home to support protests.
Russia upholds support
Russia continues to back Syria's Assad, despite international criticism.
New Syria sanctions
The EU is considering new sanctions against Syria, including a flight ban and a suspension of trade, in an effort to stop the ongoing violence. Syrian forces have launched renewed attacks in Homs.
Russia visits, others leave
Russia's top diplomat is in Syria seeking a peaceful solution to the ongoing violence in the country. Diplomats from at least a dozen other countries, however, have been told to pack their bags and leave Damascus.
Russian envoy in Syria
Moscow has dispatched its foreign minister to Damascus days after vetoing a UN resolution condemning the on-going violence in Syria. Russia says it wants a peaceful solution to the crisis.
Germany to keep up pressure on Syria
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle says President Bashar al Assad has 'no future' in Syria.
Standing by Syrian opposition
Europe and the United States are more determined than ever to stand by the Syrian opposition after Russia and China vetoed a resolution at the UN Security Council on Saturday.
Conference Wrap-Up
Violence in Syria dominates the Munich Security Conference
Syria veto backlash
Russia and China draw the ire of the international community after vetoing a UN resolution on Syria.
No resolution
Russia and China oppose a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian government.
Syria resolution
US President Barack Obama condemns Syrian attacks and calls on the president to resign.
'Deadly mortar attack'
The UN Security Council prepares for a fresh vote amid reports of a devastating mortar assault.
Demands eased
A new draft UN resolution on Syria leaves out major demands in a concession to Russia.
Call for help
A swift vote on a UN resolution on violence in Syria is unlikely in light of Russian resistance.
Showdown over Syria
The European Union and the United States brace for a showdown with Russia over Syria at the UN.
Peace talks
Russia invites the Syrian government and opposition to hold peace negotiations in Moscow.
Seeking support
The Arab League goes to the UN to gather support for its plan to end the violence in Syria.
Monitoring halt
The Arab League's monitoring mission in Syria is being halted due to recent violence there.
Monitor freeze
An escalation in violence in Syria has caused Arab League observers to suspend their activities.
Extended mission
Syria permits Arab League observers to remain in the restless country for another month.
State of the Union
President Barack Obama focused on the US economy in his annual State of the Union address.
Heading home
Six Gulf countries pull their observers from the Arab League monitoring mission in Syria.
Selling to Syria
A Russian newspaper reports that the Kremlin is selling 36 combat jets to the regime in Syria.
'Flagrant interference'
Syria rejects an Arab League call for fresh leadership and national unity government.
Eye on the observers
The Arab League's Syria mission must be more effective, says DW's Daniel Scheschkewitz.
Syrian observers
Arab League ministers discuss the fate of their heavily criticized Syrian monitor mission.
Flashpoint Damascus
Rebels clash with Syrian forces as Arab nations consider an extension of their observer mission.
Doomed to fail
The month-long Arab League observer mission to Syria officially ends, with little accomplished.
Syria Conflict
The Syrian opposition has yet to unite on how to proceed against the Assad regime.
General amnesty
Syria issues a general amnesty for crimes committed during the past 10 months of unrest.
Revenge or right?
Law professors say resisting revenge against former dictators is a necessary stop to democracy.
Journalist killed
A French cameraman has become the first foreign journalist to be killed in the Syrian uprising.
Assad speaks
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has made a rare public speech at Damascus University.
Syria observers
The Arab League agrees to continue its observer mission in Syria despite admitting mistakes.
'Fig-leaf' for Damascus
The Arab League mission is being used to mask atrocities in Syria, says foreign policy expert.
Syria bomb burials
Syria has buried 26 people, including 11 police, killed in a Damascus 'terrorist' bombing on Friday.
Call to withdraw
The Arab Parliament has called for Arab League monitors to be withdrawn from Syria.
Civil war
The international community's eyes and hopes are on the Arab League observer mission in Syria.
Syria Arab League
Assad is only playing for time, writes DW's Daniel Scheschkewitz.
Syrian army defectors regroup to challenge Assad
Syria is edging ever closer to civil war. Although the regime has finally bowed to international pressure and allowed Arab League monitors into the country, the protests continue and the uprising is turning ever more violent and militarized.
Violence on hold
Arab League observers have arrived in Syria's city of Homs where 34 people were killed on Monday.
Border conflict
The border between Syria and Jordan has become a destination for those fleeing Assad's crackdown,.
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