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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 ...
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.
Inside now-exiled President Bashar al-Assad’s abandoned mansion in Syria — and his new life in Russia
The luxurious compound, made up of three six-story buildings surrounded by manicured gardens, was a symbol of Assad’s power.
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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 ...
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 ...
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Half-century of iron rule ends in Syria as rebels seize Damascus. What’s next?
For more than half a century, Syria had been ruled with an iron fist by the Assad regime. It all came to an end this weekend ...
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 ...
The fall of Assad is just the beginning: The struggle for Syria has resumed
The country may have exited the Axis of Resistance, but this does not mean that it has automatically crossed to the opposing ...