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

Assad's request to Putin was for him to personally handle the secure aerial transportation necessary to deliver military aid ...

Vladimir Putin is currently entangled in a major international controversy, after Syria’s former media chief and top aide to ...

The Telegram account General SVR is popular with British tabloids but has a less-than-perfect track record for truth.

A POISONING attempt has been made on ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, it has been claimed. The toppled Syrian tyrant has been ...

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has not been defeated in Syria after rebel groups ousted his ally and longtime leader, Bashar al-Assad, earlier this month. In his first public comments on the ...

The trio were trying to determine if Bashar al-Assad's government ... There's no doubt the toppling of the Assad regime significantly weakens Vladimir Putin's Middle East power.

Assad, removed from power by rebels, has been under the protection of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow since ...

Remnants of Assad regime and its Russian backers are being ripped down, but building back the asset-stripped economy may ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the fall of ex-Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was not a "defeat" for Russia, claiming Moscow had achieved its goals in the country. Assad fled to ...

Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, greets Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a rally at the Botcharov Routchei residence in Sochi, Russia, November 21, 2017. Photo courtesy of the press ...