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Syria: Toppled statue of Hafez al-Assad, symbol of his son Bashar's overthrow
The huge toppled statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in the Damascus countryside town of Deir Atiyam in Qalamoun ...
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Bashar al-Assad’s wife Asma given only 50% chance of cancer survival: ‘Asma is dying’
The British wife of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is deathly ill with leukemia — with doctors only giving her a 50% chance of survival, according to a report. “Asma is dying,” one ...
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Kremlin Denies Bashar Al-Assad's Wife Exiled in Moscow 'Filed for Divorce'
The Kremlin has denied reports that Bashar al-Assad's wife has filed for divorce after being exiled to Moscow alongside her husband. The initial reports, which came from Turkish and Arab sources ...
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In his flight, Bashar al-Assad left behind millions of damning documents
The ex-dictator's methods are highlighted by tons of documents that weren't burned in the fall of the regime. Mamdouh, a ...
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Kremlin scrambles to address claims that Bashar al-Assad’s glamorous wife is divorcing him so she can move back to London
Russia scrambled to shoot down claims that exiled dictator Bashar al-Assad’s London-born wife Asma filed for divorce and wants to leave with her children to the UK. Turkish media dropped a ...
The Atlantic27d
Bashar al-Assad Exploited Alawites’ Fear
Listen to more stories on the Noa app. For decades, the Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad built his power on a single, relentless narrative of survival: The regime presented itself as the only ...
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Exclusive: Bashar al-Assad's uncle Rifaat flew from Beirut to Dubai, Lebanese officials say
The 1982 Hama assault is often described as the model for Bashar al-Assad's later crackdown on the rebellion that began in 2011 and toppled him this month. When rebels seized Hama on Dec. 6 ...
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Exclusive-Bashar al-Assad's uncle Rifaat flew from Beirut to Dubai, Lebanese officials say
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad charged in Switzerland with war crimes over the bloody suppression of a revolt in 1982, has flown from ...
The National Interest29d
The Final Days of Bashar al-Assad
The demise of the Syrian regime was marked by internal confusion, last-minute diplomatic wrangling, and the exposure of its profound dislocation from Syrian society. A barrage of post-mortem ...
The Diplomat29d
The Fall of Bashar al-Assad May Not Be Good News for the Taliban
The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad marks a turning point not only for Syria but also for Islamist movements worldwide. For the Taliban, this moment is bittersweet. While the collapse ...
The New York Times28d
With al-Assad Gone, Syrians in Homs Assess the Destruction
The ancient city, an early stronghold of opposition to Bashar al-Assad’s oppressive regime, was ravaged by a government crackdown. New York Times correspondents in Homs spoke to people who were ...
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Ousted Dictator Bashar al-Assad’s Wife Asma 'Files for Divorce', Begs to Leave Russia After Syrian Coup
The wife of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has reportedly filed for divorce and is now begging to leave Russia after the two fled from Syria. Asma al-Assad, who along with Bashar has been ...