Bashar al-Assad - Wikipedia
WEBBashar al-Assad [a] [b] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the current and 19th president of Syria since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the secretary-general of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which nominally espouses a neo-Ba'athist ideology.
After Shunning Assad for Years, the Arab World Is Returning Him …
WEBApr 13, 2023 · President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was isolated for years after brutally crushing his country’s Arab Spring uprising. But in most Arab capitals today, the only question is how — not whether ...
Bashar al-Assad | Family, Biography, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Bashar al-Assad, president of Syria since 2000, when he succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad. In spite of early hopes that he would support democratic reforms, he largely continued his father’s authoritarian methods. Beginning in 2011, he faced a major uprising that evolved into civil war.
The Long Isolation of Syria’s al-Assad Is Over - The New York Times
WEBMay 18, 2023 · President Bashar al-Assad was shunned over atrocities committed in Syria’s civil war, but on Friday he is expected to join an annual summit of Arab leaders for the first time in 13 years.
Syria: Dismay and fear as Bashar al-Assad returns to Arab fold - BBC
WEBMay 19, 2023 · A decade ago, the Saudis funded anti-Assad militias. Now the prince, known as MBS, wants to remake the Middle East, and he needs Syria onside. In a speech, President Assad insisted that Syria...
The evidence of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime's …
WEBFirst published on July 11, 2021 / 6:30 PM EDT. Assad and his regime may never be prosecuted for the acts of terror he perpetrated against his own people during Syria's civil war. Scott Pelley ...
French court issues arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad for …
WEBWed 15 Nov 2023 10.59 EST. A French court has issued an international arrest warrant for the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for complicity in war crimes against humanity linked to chemical...
Assad says Syria has held 'meetings' with US on possibly mending …
WEBApr 21, 2024 · DAMASCUS, Syria — US-sanctioned President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published on Sunday that Syria has held meetings “from time to time” with Washington, as it seeks openings ...
Bashar al-Assad - Syrian Conflict, Dictatorship, Human Rights
WEBAmid reports of massacres and indiscriminate violence by security forces, Assad maintained that his country was the victim of an international conspiracy to instigate sectarian warfare in Syria and that the government was engaged in combating networks of armed insurgents rather than peaceful civilian protesters.
Bashar al-Assad Steps In From the Cold, but Syria Is Still Shattered
WEBOct. 11, 2021. BEIRUT, Lebanon — For a man who has spent the last decade battling armed rebels, being shunned in international forums and watching a brutal civil war dismantle his economy, the past...
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