A member of the Alawite community pastes pictures of Syrian exile Rifaat al-Assad and his son Ribal on a wall in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on 6 December, 2007.

Switzerland charged the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with war crimes on Tuesday, becoming the second European country to take such action against the former army officer.. Rifaat al-Assad ...

Since then, Rifaat Assad and his large family have amassed a real estate empire across several European countries, while continuing to organize opposition to Bashar Assad’s government from abroad.

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2011, file photo, Rifaat Assad poses for a photographer in Paris. Swiss federal prosecutors say they have referred former Syrian Vice President Rifaat Assad, the uncle of ...

Earlier this month, Rifaat, who is the exiled brother of Syria’s former strongman, Hafez al-Assad, told some Lebanese papers that he was planning on making a triumphant return to Syria. His brother ...

He is President Bashir Assad's first cousin. Ribal's father, Rifaat Assad, was an enforcer for the regime in back in the 1980s. Ribal was born in Syria, but he spent most of life outside the country.

Rifaat Assad’s mansion in London. Rifaat Assad also referred to as the 'Butcher of Hama,' owns and resides in a mansion in London, UK. The property is equipped with high-security measures ...

BEIRUT (AP) — The wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad ’s cousins were arrested Friday at the Beirut airport, where they attempted to fly out with allegedly forged ...

Syria's rising opposition has many voices, but one sticks out: That of President Bashar Assad's uncle, a former Syrian vice president and military strongman who many say has blood on his own hands.

Bashar Assad’s exiled uncle believes the Syrian president will not be able to stay in power, according to an interview Tuesday. Rifaat Assad, who attempt to take power from Assad’s later ...