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How is the media covering Bashar Al-Assad?

Bashar Al-Assad often is covered by Left Media sources.

Left: 45%

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Right: 29%

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The dictator, the rebels – and the father of three who stumbled barefoot into freedom

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

As Bashar al-Assad fled for Moscow, the doors of his notorious prison flew open. And one man, after six long years behind bars, made his way home, broken but alive.See the Story

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U.S. Congress Passes Bill to Lift Sanctions on Syria

Left67%

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Right17%

The dictator, the rebels – and the father of three who stumbled barefoot into freedom

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

As Bashar al-Assad fled for Moscow, the doors of his notorious prison flew open. And one man, after six long years behind bars, made his way home, broken but alive.Bashar Al-Assad · Moscow See the Story

The Rapid Return of Syrians Driven Out by War: “I Was Sick of Being Far From My Country”

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Hanadi Ali Qana was more excited than in his pocket. A year ago, on December 8, 2024, he listened excitedly from Lebanon, where she had been a refugee for years, how the rebels were taking down the El Asad regime by surprise and decided to return to her country, Syria, even knowing that almost 14 years of war without barracks had devastated both the economy and her home in Aleppo city. “The next day, she was already here,” he says, remembering t…Bashar Al-Assad · Syria See the Story

Syrian Christians face ‘insecurity’ 1 year after political change

100% Right coverage: 2 sources

Two men attacked Mar Elias Church in Al-Duwaileh, in Damascus, Syria, killing 22 people and injuring 59 on June 22, 2025. / Credit: Mohammed Al-Rifai/ACI MENA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2025 / 15:18 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed:Syrian Christians face ‘insecurity’ 1 year after political changeOn the one-year anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s Christians f…Bashar Al-Assad · Syria See the Story

Özgür Özel: Chp and Dem, the Two Secular Parties in the Region After the Collapse of the Bashar Al-Assad Regime, Will Be the Biggest Winners in the Middle East; Kurds and Turks Will Be the Winners.

Özgür Özel: CHP and DEM, the two secular parties in the region after the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime, will be the biggest winners in the Middle East; Kurds and Turks will be the winners.Kurds · Turkey Read Article

In Raqqa, Kurdish Authorities Prohibit Any Celebration of the Anniversary of the Fall of the Assad Regime

While many Syrian cities commemorated the first anniversary of the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad on 8 December, Raqqa offered a striking contrast. In this great city of the north-east, administered by Kurdish forces, any public gathering was strictly prohibited. An official decision motivated by security reasons, but which several residents interpret as a desire to avoid popular protest. A symbolic city, under high surveillance Raqqa occ…Bashar Al-Assad · Syria Read Article

The Muslim Long Game: From Syria To Europe And America, Islam’s Global Strategy Is On Full Display

The Muslim Long Game: From Syria To Europe And America, Islam’s Global Strategy Is On Full Display December 11, 2025By Amir TsarfatiReprinted from Harbinger's Daily (Galilee, Israel)Bashar Al-Assad · Syria See the Story

Jamil Hassan's Stalking, Bashar Al-Assad's Chief Executioner

The former head of intelligence of the Syrian Air Force left behind a dark legacy of murder and torture when he fled the Syrian revolution last year. Today, his victims are trying to obtain justiceBashar Al-Assad · Syria Read Article

Syria and France Call on Lebanon to Arrest Jamil Hassan - Enab Baladi

Syria and France have called on Lebanon to arrest former Syrian Air Force Intelligence chief Jamil Hassan, believed to be on Lebanese soil, on charges of war crimes and for allegedly engineering the ousted Syrian regime’s collective punishment campaign after the Syrian revolution erupted in 2011. The Wall Street Journal quoted an unnamed French official on Thursday, 11 December, as saying that Paris and Damascus asked Beirut to arrest Hassan, wh…Bashar Al-Assad · Syria See the Story

Syrians Celebrate as One Year Anniversary of Bashar Al-Assad’s Fall Approaches • FRANCE 24 English

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

The post Syrians celebrate as one year anniversary of Bashar al-Assad’s fall approaches • FRANCE 24 English first appeared on The Syrian Observer.Bashar Al-Assad · Syria See the Story

‘Going back to a Syria that is ours’ – A Syrian NZer’s celebration of freedom

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Comment: This week marked the first anniversary of Freedom Day – one year on from the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship in Syria.Bashar Al-Assad · Syria Read Article

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The dictator, the rebels – and the father of three who stumbled barefoot into freedom

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U.S. Congress Passes Bill to Lift Sanctions on Syria

The dictator, the rebels – and the father of three who stumbled barefoot into freedom

The Rapid Return of Syrians Driven Out by War: “I Was Sick of Being Far From My Country”

Syrian Christians face ‘insecurity’ 1 year after political change

Özgür Özel: Chp and Dem, the Two Secular Parties in the Region After the Collapse of the Bashar Al-Assad Regime, Will Be the Biggest Winners in the Middle East; Kurds and Turks Will Be the Winners.

In Raqqa, Kurdish Authorities Prohibit Any Celebration of the Anniversary of the Fall of the Assad Regime

The Muslim Long Game: From Syria To Europe And America, Islam’s Global Strategy Is On Full Display

Jamil Hassan's Stalking, Bashar Al-Assad's Chief Executioner

Syria and France Call on Lebanon to Arrest Jamil Hassan - Enab Baladi

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Özgür Özel: Chp and Dem, the Two Secular Parties in the Region After the Collapse of the Bashar Al-Assad Regime, Will Be the Biggest Winners in the Middle East; Kurds and Turks Will Be the Winners.

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