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President Hafaz al-Assad ordered his brother Rifaat al-Assad to quell a Sunni Islamist revolt in the city of Hama in 1982. An estimated 25,000 died.
Swiss authorities may shelve the trial of Rifaat al-Assad, the 87-year-old uncle of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, due to his deteriorating health.
Analysis: Turkey could emerge as one of the biggest regional winners following the ouster of the Assad regime.
Analysis: The fall of the Assad regime deals a blow to Iran's influence and its ability to project power in the region.
Analysis: While the group has been weakened by Israel it is far from destroyed, but what kind of Hezbollah could emerge from the war?
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In 2017 Donald Trump ordered strikes against Syria over a regime chemical weapons attack on the town of Khan Sheikhoun.
The foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey and Iran will meet on the sidelines of the event in Doha to discuss recent developments in Syria.
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Russia, a key ally of the Syrian regime, has provided significant military assistance to Assad and has expanded its presence in Syria over the years.
Analysis: The lightning offensive by an alliance of rebels, which saw them seize control of Aleppo, is a dramatic and unexpected shift in Syria's conflict.
Analysis: Turkey's deadly air campaign in northern Iraq is fuelled by geopolitical rivalries and ambitions to reshape the region's political landscape.