Basshar Al Assad

Syria's worst chemical attack in years kills 70, including 20 children: White House blames Assad, Obama

A suspected chemical attack in rebel-held northwestern Syria killed dozens of civilians including children and left many more sick and gasping, causing international outrage Wednesday.

Barack Obama on Aleppo: 'Syria's Assad, Russia and Iran have blood on hands'

Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime and its Russian and Iranian backers have blood on their hands, US President Barack Obama has said while pitching for an impartial international observer force in Aleppo to coordinate an orderly evacuation through safe corridors.

Assad is normal trying to do the best for Syria, he's being demonised by the West: Aleppo Bishop Antoine Audo

Assad was a normal president. But we have to put him in the context of the Middle East. This big fighting between Shias and Sunnis and they use (d) Syria to destroy, at their level, at the international level. (At the) international level, economic and military interests (were the reasons for the war in Syria).

Govt raids kill 5 civilians, as UN calls for elections in war-ravaged Syria in 18 months

The UN envoy for Syria on Friday called for elections in the war-ravaged country in 18 months, as the opposition announced it will attend fresh peace talks next week.