The History That Syria’s New Leaders Will Need to Overcome
The Assad regime cultivated ethnic and religious divides that threaten Syria's future even after the dynasty's fall.
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In Syria, the Assads leave a bitter legacy after a half-century of repressive rule
Assad, combined to rule Syria for more than 50 years, always with an iron fist that crushed dissent and relied on the country ...
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 ...
Statue of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad toppled in Homs
Assad, Bashar al-Assad's father, is toppled in Homs:: Released December 8, 2024:: Homs, SyriaSocial media footage showed a ...
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After 54 years of brutal rule, Syria is at a crossroads. Here are 4 priorities to avoid yet another war
The consequences were catastrophic. A devastating civil war broke out, resulting in more than 300,000 deaths (some estimates ...
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Syria's Assad resigns and leaves the country after stunning rebel blitz, Russia says
Rebel forces in Syria said they have captured four cities in the past 24 hours and entered the capital Damascus.
Large crowds in Syria bring statue of Hafez al-Assad down after his son, Bashar al-Assad, flees country
The nearly quarter-century rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad came to a stunning end, when he fled the country by plane ...
Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with an iron fist for more than 50 years?
Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more ...
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 ...
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Fall Of Assads: How An Alawite Family Ruled Over A Sunni Nation For Decades
Hafez al-Assad rose to power in a coup on November 13, 1970, marking the beginning of a new era in Syria. At the time, the country was characterised by political instability, with a series of ...
Assad makes first public statement after Syria ouster. What happens next for him and his wealth?
Syrian leader Bashar Assad issued what appeared to be his first public statement since he was ousted and fled with his family ...
Doctor-turned-dictator Bashar al-Assad's reign ends with escape to Russia
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was ousted over the weekend by jihadist-led rebels and has fled to Russia, ending his family's five-decade rule of the Middle Eastern country.