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Six months after fall of Assad, Syrians are cautiously optimistic about future under Al Shara
Six months after the downfall of Bashar Al Assad, Syria’s new leader Ahmad Al Shara has established himself on the global ...
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flees Damascus as rebels move into country’s capital
The nearly quarter-century rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad came to a stunning end, when he fled the country by plane for an unknown destination as rebel troops stormed into the capital ...
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Rebels snatch photo of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wearing nothing but tiny speedo during Aleppo palace raid: report
A bashful Bashar might blush at this. Jihadi rebels invading President Bashar al-Assad’s palace in Aleppo last week came across a photo of the Syrian leader as a young man, sporting nothing but ...
Bashar al-Assad, an Ophthalmologist Who Became a Dictator, Is the Last of a Despotic Dynasty
Bashar al-Assad was never expected to rule Syria. That job was meant for his older brother, Basil, who trained as a military ...
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Bashar al-Assad’s wife Asma given only 50% chance of cancer survival: ‘Asma is dying’
The British wife of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is deathly ill with leukemia — with doctors only giving her a 50% chance of survival, according to a report. “Asma is dying,” one ...
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A look back at Bashar al-Assad's rule of Syria
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Russia and are now in Moscow. Assad's departure marks the end of nearly 25 years of brutal rule. Former Syrian ...
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Syrian rebels capture Damascus as President Assad flees the country
“We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad,” he said in a post on WhatsApp. “To the displaced people around the world, Free Syria awaits you.” Videos circulating ...