Syria rebels burn tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father
Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar, in the family's hometown. Videos verified by the BBC showed armed men chanting as they walked around the burning mausoleum in Qardaha, in the north-west of the coastal Latakia region.
Assad, combined to rule Syria for more than 50 years, always with an iron fist that crushed dissent and relied on the country ...
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After 54 years of brutal rule, Syria is at a crossroads. Here are 4 priorities to avoid yet another warThe consequences were catastrophic. A devastating civil war broke out, resulting in more than 300,000 deaths (some estimates ...
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Statue of Hafez al-Assad toppled in Syria's TartusVideo posted on social media shows people toppling a statue of what is believed to be Hafez al-Assad in Tartus. Video Credit: ...
Syria has had a week like no other, rebels toppling President Bashar al-Assad and opening Saydnaya prison, while the hunt for ...
Assad, our nation’s “father,” wasn’t born of loyalty; it was a survival tactic, rooted in generational terror that he was ...
Assad’s repressive regime in early December was achieved by a surprise push into the capital Damascus led by a group of Islamist rebels. The group, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, which grew out of the radical ...
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