The slow rise of Hafez al-Assad, from pan-Arabism to Syrian nationalism
Before joining the military and building an Alawite caste around himself, Hafez al-Assad was a fervent supporter of the ...
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After sharing escape plan, Hafez Bashar al-Assad's alleged X account suspended
In this photo released on the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency, former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, his wife Asma (C) and their children Zein, left, Karim, right, and Hafez walk ...
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40 years on, Hama survivors recall horror of Assad-era massacre
women, men, children, people young and old, were lined up against the wall and shot ... The retired public servant recalled how the elite Defence Brigades headed by Rifaat al-Assad had moved in on ...
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Horrifying images lay bare the torture regime operated by Assad's regime
These horrifying images lay bare the torture regime operated by recently deposed Bashar al-Assad in Syria ... prisoners - including children and young people - after they were detained for ...
Hafez al-Assad's Syria: Forging a dynasty, at any price
Amid the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Iran-Iraq war, the Gulf War and talks with Israel, Hafez al-Assad's top priority was ...
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Syrian town branded 'conscience of the revolution' hopeful and wary after Assad's fall
Syria's new rulers have been blamed for assassinating several of Kafranbel's leading journalists and activists ...
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Why Syrian women's political participation is crucial in building the new Syria
After Assad’s fall activists urge that Syrian women's role in the nation's political future requires drafting a new constitution guaranteeing equality in rights ...