Bashar al-Assad - Wikipedia
Bashar al-Assad[a] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician, military officer, and former dictator [1] who served as the 19th president of Syria from 2000 until his government was …
Iraq–Syria relations - Wikipedia
Relations were mostly poor during the Ba'athist regimes of Hafez al-Assad and Saddam Hussein, though Hafez's son Bashar al-Assad significantly improved relations. New diplomatic relations …
After decades of brutal rule, Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been …
Dec 9, 2024 · For half a century, the Assad family ruled over Syria with an iron fist, with long-documented reports of mass incarceration torture, extra-judicial killings and atrocities against …
The Assad regime falls. What happens now? - Brookings
On December 8, 2024, armed rebels took the Syrian city of Damascus, forcing long-time ruler President Bashar al-Assad to flee the country. The move comes after 13 years of civil war and...
How Assad’s Fall Could Impact Iraq - United States Institute of …
Dec 17, 2024 · The fall of President Bashar al-Assad earlier this month and what comes next in Syria will likely have significant security, political and other implications for Iraq. The situation …
Analysis: Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s ... - CNN
Dec 12, 2024 · Assad wasn’t nearly as ostentatious as his fellow dictator Saddam, whose monstrous palaces in Iraq were slathered with tacky gold. But the Syrians now exploring …
Syria Civil War: What to Know About the Fall of Bashar al-Assad
Dec 18, 2024 · Euphoria around the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad over the weekend mixed with uncertainty about the future of the country and the intentions of the rebels who now hold …
What Does the Fall of Assad Mean for Iraq?
Dec 9, 2024 · Basar Al-Assad, the doctor turned dictator of Syria, has fled his country. The vacuum of power has yielded the rise of rebel groups who have recently seized Damascus, …
The fall of Syria’s dictator - The Economist
Dec 7, 2024 · S YRIANS HAVE seen these scenes before: their countrymen tearing down posters of Bashar al-Assad, overrunning his army bases, storming the jails where he keeps political …
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: The president who lost his homeland
Dec 8, 2024 · After more than 13 years of war, hundreds of thousands of people killed and millions displaced, the 24-year rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is over.