The Assad regime ruled Syria for more than 50 years under Assad and his father Hafez - see the family tree below. This marked the conclusion of a regime notorious for its brutality, including ...
Assad’s father brutally crushed an uprising in Hama, creating a blueprint for repression. Decades later, Syrians can now ...
Syrians are now visiting the seaside villa of the ousted President Bashir al-Assad. The compound had been off-limits since it was built for the Assad family 50 years ago.
It was unclear why the tree was burned, and who was behind it ... the Alawite sect have also been attacked. Members of the Assad family are Alawites, and those in the sect were historically ...