What lies ahead for Assad and his family? - BBC
Dec 13, 2024 · When Bashar al-Assad was toppled on Sunday, it turned the page on not only his 24-year presidency but on more than 50 years of his family ruling Syria. Before Assad took …
Syria after the Assads: What's next for dictator and his family wealth
Dec 16, 2024 · Toppled Syrian leader Bashar Assad has released what appeared to be his first public statement since his regime was ousted by rebel forces and he fled with his family to …
Assad family - Wikipedia
The Assad family ruled Syria from 1971, when Hafez al-Assad became president under the Ba'ath Party following the 1970 coup, until Bashar al-Assad was ousted on December 8, 2024. [1] …
The Who's Who Of Al-Assads: Inside Syria's Most Powerful Family - NDTV.com
Dec 8, 2024 · Born in London in 1975 to a Syrian diplomat family, Asma Al-Assad married Bashar al-Assad in December 2000. The couple has three sons: Hafez, Zein, and Karim. Asma holds …
Inside the house of Assad - The Week
Dec 22, 2024 · Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez, ruled Syria for more than half a century but how did one family achieve and maintain power? After 54 years, the brutal Assad regime has …
Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled …
Dec 8, 2024 · Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a …
A Witness in Assad’s Dungeons - The New Yorker
4 days ago · Most were also anti-government activists, a family tradition that went back to the time of Hafez al-Assad, Bashar’s father. Hafez seized power in 1970, and built a dictatorship that …
Fall of Bashar al-Assad: How the autocratic Assad family stifled …
Dec 9, 2024 · Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has fled as rebels captured the capital Damascus. With this, the over five decades of the brutal regime of the Assad family has ended. Here’s a look at …
Bashar Al Assad Syria Family: A Guide | The New Republic
Sep 9, 2013 · Bashar’s father and predecessor, Hafez al-Assad, rose to the Syrian presidency from an impoverished Alawite family. In 1946, the same year Syria gained its independence, …
Bashar al-Assad - Facts, Father & Family - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · Born on September 11, 1965, Bashar Hafez al-Assad is the second son of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, and his wife, Anisa. Hafez had risen to power through the …