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Bashar Assad person

Named in 66 reports across 15 stories - 27 Aug 2025 – 15 Oct 2026
27 Aug 202515 Oct 2026

The record - coverage naming Bashar Assad that changed after publication

7 edits, 4 articles removed, 3 URLs changed12 entries
  1. clickondetroit.comseen 20 Sept, 03:05headline rewrittenthe story

    Former Syrian official convicted of torture under Assad faces sentencing in the USFormer Syrian official convicted of torture under Assad sentenced to 60 years in US prison

  2. ksat.comseen 19 Sept, 21:57headline rewrittenthe story

    Former Syrian official convicted of torture under Assad faces sentencing in the USFormer Syrian official convicted of torture under Assad sentenced to 60 years in US prison

  3. abcnews.comseen 11 Sept, 14:29article removedthe story

    last seen headlineSyria will take back control from Russia of 2 key Mediterranean bases under a new deal

  4. netscape.comseen 11 Sept, 00:34article removedthe story

    last seen headlineFormer Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia

  5. news3lv.comseen 11 Sept, 00:33description editedthe story
  6. abcnews.comseen 10 Sept, 10:35article removedthe story

    last seen headlineLebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes

  7. kurv.comseen 8 Sept, 14:59article removedthe story

    last seen headlineUN Report Finds Syria Was Building A Nuclear Reactor In Deir El-Zour Under Former President Assad

  8. timescall.comseen 26 Aug, 19:49headline rewrittenthe story

    US envoy clarifies comments on Golan Heights that contradicted TrumpA US envoy clarifies his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump’s position

  9. dw.comseen 17 Aug, 09:16URL changedthe story
  10. DW Top Storiesseen 14 Aug, 10:31URL changedthe story
  11. newcastleherald.com.auseen 13 Aug, 18:02URL changedthe story
  12. nbcnews.comseen 13 Aug, 14:21description editedthe story

The web around Bashar Assad

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Bashar Assad. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Bashar Assad.

Syria and Syrian share 56 reportsDamascus and Syria share 44 reportsDamascus and Syrian share 43 reportsRussia and Syria share 39 reportsRussia and Syrian share 36 reportsDamascus and Russia share 35 reportsAtef Najib and Syria share 31 reportsAtef Najib and Syrian share 31 reportsAtef Najib and Damascus share 30 reportsAtef Najib and Russia share 30 reportsArmored Division and Atef Najib share 27 reportsDamascus and Maher Assad share 27 reportsArmored Division and Damascus share 27 reportsArmored Division and Russia share 27 reportsArmored Division and Syria share 27 reportsAtef Najib and Maher Assad share 27 reportsMaher Assad and Syrian share 27 reportsArmored Division and Syrian share 27 reportsArmored Division and Maher Assad share 27 reportsMaher Assad and Russia share 27 reportsMaher Assad and Syria share 27 reportsPolitical Security Branch and Syria share 21 reportsAtef Najib and Political Security Branch share 21 reportsPolitical Security Branch and Syrian share 21 reportsPolitical Security Branch and Russia share 20 reportsDamascus and Political Security Branch share 20 reportsArmored Division and Political Security Branch share 18 reportsMaher Assad and Political Security Branch share 18 reportsSyria and Syrians share 15 reportsSyrian and Syrians share 15 reportsRussia and Syrians share 15 reportsAtef Najib and Syrians share 14 reportsAdnan Al-Masalmeh and Armored Division share 14 reportsAdnan Al-Masalmeh and Syria share 14 reportsMaher Assad and Syrians share 14 reportsArmored Division and Syrians share 14 reportsAdnan Al-Masalmeh and Russia share 14 reportsAdnan Al-Masalmeh and Damascus share 14 reportsAdnan Al-Masalmeh and Syrian share 14 reportsAdnan Al-Masalmeh and Maher Assad share 14 reportsBashar AssadSyriaSyria - 64 shared reports (place)SyrianSyrian - 56 shared reports (place)DamascusDamascus - 44 shared reports (place)RussiaRussia - 39 shared reports (place)Atef NajibAtef Najib - 31 shared reports (person)Armored DivisionArmored Division - 27 shared reports (organization)Maher AssadMaher Assad - 27 shared reports (person)Political S…Political Security Branch - 21 shared reports (organization)SyriansSyrians - 15 shared reports (place)Adnan Al-Ma…Adnan Al-Masalmeh - 14 shared reports (person)

The stories

Trump Declares “Crushing Economic Operation” Against Iran

534 outlets2 reports name Bashar Assad27 Aug 2025 – 17 Oct 2026

Oil prices move higher after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claim Saudi tanker strike

239 outlets3 reports name Bashar Assad12 Jan 2024 – 16 Oct 2026

Iran war updates: ‘Mecca Joint Defence Pact’ signed, as Hormuz deal ‘nears’

109 outlets1 report names Bashar Assad7 Aug – 16 Oct

Israeli attacks threaten Syria's stability: Turkish foreign minister

68 outlets5 reports name Bashar Assad6 Aug – 16 Oct

Syria: Former President Bashar al-Assad is sentenced to death in absentia for "crimes against humanity"

63 outlets39 reports name Bashar Assad11 Aug – 18 Sept

US removes Syria from terrorism sponsor list, lifting major investment obstacle

34 outlets1 report names Bashar Assad24 Aug – 8 Oct

New Party Brings Fresh Hope – and Risks – for Turkey’s Embattled Opposition

30 outlets1 report names Bashar Assad23 Jul – 21 Aug

Syrian Kurds announce completion of civil and military integration with Damascus

30 outlets2 reports name Bashar Assad20 Aug – 9 Sept

Syria says reached deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases

29 outlets2 reports name Bashar Assad9 Aug – 26 Aug

Scoop: U.S. brokers secret deal on clandestine Syrian nuclear site

23 outlets4 reports name Bashar Assad10 Aug – 19 Sept

Colombia recognises Israeli claim over the Golan Heights

13 outlets2 reports name Bashar Assad10 Aug – 30 Aug

Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes

8 outlets1 report names Bashar Assad8 Aug – 20 Aug

People they appear with

Atef Najib31Maher Assad27Adnan Al-Masalmeh14Hiba Zayadin14Bashar Al-Assad10Mouawiya Sayasneh10Nayef Abazeid10

Places in the same coverage

Syria64Syrian56Damascus44Russia39Syrians15Washington14Israeli13Moscow12Turkey12Turkish11

Organisations in the same coverage

Armored Division27Political Security Branch21Human Rights Watch14

Who keeps naming them

DW Top Stories7jns.org3abcnews.com2netscape.com2latimes.com2ksat.com2midmichigannow.com1kvnf.org1ktep.org1kuow.org1wwaytv3.com1kuaf.com1

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