After Hafez's death, the estate is said to have been inherited by Bashar's sister, Bushra Assad. Security forces, consisting of wounded Syrian war veterans, were stationed in the area to prevent ...
Syria's iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that ruled Syria for more than 50 years. His absence during a lightning-fast rebel offensive ...
his sister Bushra, known as "the Iron Lady," along with her husband Asef Shawkat, a key intelligence figure; and his wife Asma al-Assad. As Assad flees, the united front once held by his family is ...
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 ...
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 ...
his sister Bushra, known as "the Iron Lady" and her husband Asef Shawkat, a calculating intelligence figure - and his wife Asma Al-Assad. But as Assad flees, their once-unified front begins to ...