Assad’s government, backed by Russia, Iran, and allied militias, retained control of Damascus and much of western Syria until late 2024. It finally collapsed under the pressure of repeated military ...

When Hafez al-Assad died, his son Bashar inherited not only power but ... However, Bashar Assad’s inner circle—especially his sister Bushra—strongly opposed him. “There was an anti-Hariri faction in ...

Al-Assad also appointed his own people to the security services, such as Assef Shawkat, his sister Bushra's husband, who was made head of military intelligence. Internally, the accidental ...

Image: Former Syrian President Hafez al Assad, his wife Aniseh, sons Maher, Bashar, Bassel, Majd and daughter Bushra (standing, L-R). Pic: Sana/Reuters Mr Kassar said his treatment became even ...

Bushra al-Assad, Bashar's only sister, served as her brother's secretary and married General Asef Shawkat, a key military figure, in 1995. Bushra reportedly clashed with Asma over the latter's ...

They went as far as to spread rumors suggesting they were managing investments on behalf of Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher, his sister Bushra al-Assad, and other members of the family. Through ...

Languages: English. Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad says he had planned to keep fighting but the Russians evacuated him, in his first public statement since fleeing to Moscow over a week ago.

Getty Images Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and his wife Anisa pose with their children (L-R) Maher, Bashar, Bassel, Majd and Bushra for a photograph taken around 1990 A 2022 US State Department ...

Al-Moussa and his wife Bushra al-Bukaai fled Damascus in 2015 ... from Syrians while they consider if Syria is safer now that Assad has gone. It is not clear if asylum seekers will be forced ...