Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.

Such as the Republican Guard compound which looks down over Damascus, and was the headquarters of the feared commander General Bassam Al-Hassan, Assad's adviser for strategic affairs, who was ...

Such as the Republican Guard compound which looks down over Damascus, and was the headquarters of the feared commander General Bassam Al-Hassan, Assad's adviser for strategic affairs, who was thought ...

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

Jamil Hassan, one of the most feared men in Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime, wanted for the torture and killing of civilians, was shaking as he walked down the stairs of his apartment block.