Bashar al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad was president of Syria from 2000 until rebels toppled him in 2024.
126 linked stories in all years we hold
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The earliest story we hold is from Oct 3, 2021.
Stories involving Bashar al-Assad1 named story in 2026
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- The fall of Assad and Syria's new era under Ahmed al-SharaaNov 27, 2024 – Nov 6, 2026 · 88 stories
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Week of Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026: 1 left, 1 center, 0 right, under 1% of the sources that published that week · 2 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
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| Jan 12, 2026 - Jan 18, 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3% |
| Jan 19, 2026 - Jan 25, 2026 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5% |
| Jan 26, 2026 - Feb 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 9, 2026 - Feb 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 2, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 29, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 5, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 6, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 13, 2026 - Apr 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 27, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 25, 2026 - May 31, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 15, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 28, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 12, 2026 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1% |
| Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1% |
| Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1% |
| Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 5% |
| Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1% |
| Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 3% |
| Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 2% |
| Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1% |
| Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2% |
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | under 1% |
| Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | under 1% |
| Oct 26, 2026 - Nov 1, 2026 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2% |
| Nov 2, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | under 1% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
41 left · 54 center · 47 right: 142 sources on the spectrum, across 126 linked stories.
Everything else9 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Bashar al-Assad that are not part of any story yet
- Sep 1– 2Syria was building a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under Assad, UN reports12 articles · 9 sources1 left, 6 center, 0 right
Stories that name Bashar al-Assad
- Oct 24– 28Jordan says it attacked militants in Syria tied to church assault. Syria says civilians killed28 articles · 17 sources3 left, 1 center, 6 right
- Sep 7– 8Assad-era Syrian reactor was configured for nuclear weapons, IAEA chief says9 articles · 8 sources1 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Sep 3– 4Syria begins destroying Assad-era chemical weapons5 articles · 4 sources0 left, 0 center, 2 right
- Jul 12Syria's new parliament holds first session since Assad's ouster8 articles · 7 sources3 left, 0 center, 2 right
- Jul 9Chemical weapons watchdog reinstates Syria’s voting rights7 articles · 6 sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
Local coverage
- Oct 16Lebanon opens investigation into Syrian militia leader’s abduction and transfer to Syria3 articles · 3 sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Aug 18– 20Lebanon extradites ex-Assad general to Syria for trial over alleged crimes8 articles · 6 sources1 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Aug 8– 9Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes5 articles · 5 sources2 left, 1 center, 1 right