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 2024
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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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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2024
Dec 30, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025: whole weeks overlap 2024; counts include days outside 2024.
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Week of Dec 30, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025: 3 left, 12 center, 3 right, 9% of the sources that published that week · 22 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2024 - Mar 17, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | under 1% |
| Mar 18, 2024 - Mar 24, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 25, 2024 - Mar 31, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 1, 2024 - Apr 7, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 8, 2024 - Apr 14, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 15, 2024 - Apr 21, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 22, 2024 - Apr 28, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 29, 2024 - May 5, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 6, 2024 - May 12, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 13, 2024 - May 19, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 20, 2024 - May 26, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2% |
| May 27, 2024 - Jun 2, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 3, 2024 - Jun 9, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 10, 2024 - Jun 16, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 17, 2024 - Jun 23, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 24, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2% |
| Jul 1, 2024 - Jul 7, 2024 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3% |
| Jul 8, 2024 - Jul 14, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 15, 2024 - Jul 21, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 22, 2024 - Jul 28, 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3% |
| Jul 29, 2024 - Aug 4, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 5, 2024 - Aug 11, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 12, 2024 - Aug 18, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 19, 2024 - Aug 25, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 26, 2024 - Sep 1, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 2, 2024 - Sep 8, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 9, 2024 - Sep 15, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 16, 2024 - Sep 22, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 23, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 30, 2024 - Oct 6, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 7, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 14, 2024 - Oct 20, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 21, 2024 - Oct 27, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 28, 2024 - Nov 3, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 4, 2024 - Nov 10, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 11, 2024 - Nov 17, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 18, 2024 - Nov 24, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 25, 2024 - Dec 1, 2024 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 45 | 17% |
| Dec 2, 2024 - Dec 8, 2024 | 24 | 41 | 18 | 318 | 36% |
| Dec 9, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024 | 19 | 39 | 16 | 309 | 36% |
| Dec 16, 2024 - Dec 22, 2024 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 132 | 22% |
| Dec 23, 2024 - Dec 29, 2024 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 7% |
| Dec 30, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 9% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
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41 left · 54 center · 47 right: 142 sources on the spectrum, across 126 linked stories.
Everything else18 updates in 2024 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Bashar al-Assad that are not part of any story yet
- Jun 26Paris court upholds validity of France’s arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad11 articles · 9 sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right
Stories that name Bashar al-Assad
- Dec 26At least 14 security personnel killed in ‘ambush’ by former Assad forces, new Syrian authorities say8 articles · 8 sources1 left, 6 center, 0 right
- Dec 19Putin boasts of gains in Ukraine at annual news conference meant to reinforce his authority7 articles · 6 sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Dec 17Hundreds of thousands of bodies could be buried in Syrian mass graves, advocacy group says7 articles · 7 sources1 left, 4 center, 1 right
- Dec 16Israel plans to double population in Golan Heights amid intensive airstrikes in Syria6 articles · 6 sources2 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Dec 16Trump says Turkiye carried out “unfriendly takeover” in Syria5 articles · 4 sources0 left, 1 center, 2 right
- Dec 11– 13Blinken makes unannounced trip to Iraq as international community grapples with Syrian regime collapse9 articles · 9 sources0 left, 7 center, 0 right
- Dec 11– 14A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria9 articles · 9 sources1 left, 6 center, 2 right
- Dec 10US indicts 2 former Syrian officials, accuses them of torturing prisoners7 articles · 5 sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Dec 9Syrians search notorious Assad jail for underground cells while freed prisoners rejoice15 articles · 9 sources1 left, 6 center, 1 right
- Dec 8– 12Israel forces remain in Syria buffer zone, citing border security8 articles · 7 sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right