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Bashar al-Assad was born in Damascus on 11 September 1965, as the second son and third child of Anisa Makhlouf and Hafez al-Assad. [15] " Al-Assad " in Arabic means " the lion ". Assad's paternal grandfather, Ali al-Assad , had managed to change his status from peasant to minor notable and, to reflect this, in 1927 he had changed the family ...
Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad in Russia's Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia, 2017. Major pillars of foreign policy of Ba'athist Syria were formulated during the presidency of Hafiz al-Assad, who is revered as al-Muqaddas (Arabic: المقدس, lit. 'the Sanctified') by the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.
Western leaders have welcomed the fall of Bashar Assad but warned of uncertainty about what's next. Biden warned of "a moment of risk" over Syria's future.
After 13 years of civil war, Syria's opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen President Bashar al-Assad's grip on power when, about six months ago, they communicated to Turkey plans for ...
Assad in 2004. After the death of Hafez al-Assad on 10 June 2000, the Constitution of Syria was amended. The minimum age requirement for the presidency was lowered from 40 to 34, which was Bashar's age at the time. [54] Assad contested as the only candidate and was subsequently confirmed president on 10 July 2000, with 97.29% support for his ...
Analysts and commentators say the collapse of Syria's Bashar al-Assad's regime is likely to ... Now that Assad, one of Putin’s key allies, has lost Syria, the balance of power shifts ...
After 13 years of civil war, Syria's opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen President Bashar al-Assad's grip on power when they communicated to Turkey plans for a major offensive.
On 30 September 2015, Russia launched a military intervention in Syria (at the request of Bashar Al-Assad) to support the government of Bashar al-Assad in its fight against the rebels and Islamic State (IS). [44] [45] The Russian forces proved to be a deciding factor in the war, helping the Assad regime to stay in power. [46]