Assad wins Syrian election with '88.7% of vote'
President Bashar al-Assad has won the Syrian presidential election with 88.7% of the vote, according to the parliament's speaker.
Rebel fighters fire rockets to disrupt Syrian elections
Rebel fighters have fired Grad rockets towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stationed at the entrance of the coastal city of Lataqia, according to Reuters.
The rebels told the news agency they were attempting to disrupt today's presidential elections, which are widely expected to see President Bashar al-Assad secure a third seven-year term.
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Syrian boy's fight for life as Assad fights on
11-year-old Saleh has lost his mother, father, and left leg to Syria's bloody civil war, as the country votes in today's 'farce' elections.
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Syrians mock 'farce' elections by voting for their dead
In rebel areas today's elections have been dismissed as a sham, and many are running their own mock elections to remember their dead.