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The regime's collapse marks an end to a 24-year reign, Assad having succeeded his father Hafez al-Assad in 2000. The Assad family had ruled Syria since 1971. Assad oversaw Syria's slide into ...
Bashar al-Assad confided in almost no one about his plans to flee Syria as his reign collapsed. Hours before he escaped for Moscow, Assad assured a meeting of about 30 army and security chiefs at ...
The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has left Iran and Russia on the outside, while Iran is accelerating its pursuit of a nuclear weapon and al-Shabaab is emerging as a potential proxy for Iran ...
In the final days leading to his ouster, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad complained to Iran's foreign minister that Turkey was actively supporting Sunni rebels in their offensive to topple him ...
Front: Anisa Makhlouf and Hafez al-Assad. Rear, left to right: Maher, Bashar, Bassel, Majd, and Bushra al-Assad. The Assad family had ruled Syria since 1971, when Hafez al-Assad seized power and became the president of Syria under the Syrian Ba'ath Party. After his death in June 2000, he was succeeded by his son Bashar al-Assad. [10] [11] [12] [13]
PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of people in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 11, 2024. (Office Of the Iranian Supreme Leader via Reuters)
Presidential hopeful Vicky Dávila asserted that Assad's fall was beneficial for the world order and sent a message to dictators that their regimes are collapsible. Also addressed were Petro's comments on Assad's alliances, which she claimed were weak as each partner – Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah – was occupied by other issues. [24]
Iran's religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, meets Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 25, 2019. For Iran, Assad's fall deals a devastating blow to its long-term ...