Bashar al-Assad Exploited Alawites’ Fear
For decades, the Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad built his power on a single, relentless narrative of survival: The regime ...
Bashar al-Assad appears to issue first statement since fall of regime
Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad appears to have issued his first statement since the fall of his regime over a week ...
Bashar al-Assad Fleeing Syria Brings an End to Generational Terror for Some Syrian Families
After Hafez’s passing in the summer of 2000, we clung to the hope that the torch he left behind would fall into more ...
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Inside now-exiled President Bashar al-Assad’s abandoned mansion in Syria — and his new life in Russia
President Bashar al-Assad has left Syria behind, fleeing to Russia with his family and leaving his once-impenetrable Damascus mansion to be ransacked by militants and rebels. Members of Jaish al ...
Bashar al-Assad isn’t safe in Moscow
Assad’s regime collapsed faster than anyone had predicted. The sudden nature of its downfall left many scrambling for answers ...
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Eva Filipi: How a Czech Diplomat Cozied Up to Bashar al-Assad
Meet the Czech diplomat who did the bidding of Assad’s regime for over thirteen years. Are you concerned, like many observers ...
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Syria's Bashar al-Assad: the crimes of a physician
Assad, an ophthalmologist who graduated from Damascus University (Syria) and specialised at the Western Eye Hospital in London (UK), had a sudden career shift to politics and became Syria's President ...
Tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father set alight after Syrian rebel victory
Since five decades of brutal dynastic dictatorship came to an end on Sunday, statues of Hafez al-Assad and his son and ...
Monday Briefing: Al-Assad’s Final Days in Power
This account of al-Assad’s fall, much of which has not been previously reported, is based on interviews with Syrian, Iranian, ...