Syria’s Rifaat al-Assad, the ‘butcher of Hama’, dies at 88

A former army officer who helped Hafez al-Assad seize power in a 1970 coup and establish his iron rule, Rifaat continued to ...

Rifaat al-Assad, Paramilitary Leader and ‘Butcher of Hama,’ Dies at 88

The brother and uncle of Syrian tyrants, he commanded a unit that killed up to 40,000 civilians in a 1982 uprising against ...
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As Syria’s president preaches human rights, new evidence details abuse allegedly carried out under one of his key commanders

Editor’s note: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. It contains graphic and disturbing accounts of sexual violence. For information about how the series is ...