The slow rise of Hafez al-Assad, from pan-Arabism to Syrian nationalism
Before joining the military and building an Alawite caste around himself, Hafez al-Assad was a fervent supporter of the ...
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Syrian Civil War: What led to the fall of the regime
The death of the popular, vigorous military commander prompted Hafez al Assad to recall his shy, reserved son with no political experience from his studies in London to take his place in the ...
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Rana Khoury talks collapse of Assad regime, rise of new forces
Rana Khoury, professor in LAS, spoke in a lecture on Tuesday about Syria’s past and future after the collapse of the Assad regime.
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Massacres and resilience in Hama, Syria's insubordinate city
Forty-three years after the Assad government killed 40,000 people and levelled entire neighbourhoods, Hamawis reflect on their revolutionary history ...
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The ophthalmologist dictator: Syria's Bashar al-Assad
He became president in 2000 after the death of his father, Hafez al-Assad, a tyrant who had ruled Syria for 30 years. The family’s oldest son, Basil, was supposed to follow his father as ruler ...
Trump admin has opportunity in Syria policy
The US has a rare opportunity to remake Syrian policy after a decade of anti-ISIS policy and after decades of the Assad ...
Syrian Civil War: What led to the fall of the regime
In the words of Axios ‘ news director, the Syrian Civil War “changed everything,” leading to the climax of the Global War on ...
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Who is Atef Najib, the man who fanned the flames of revolution in Daraa?
Syrian security forces arrested Brigadier General Atef Najib, a cousin of ousted president Bashar al-Assad and former head of ...
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President al-Sharaa’s visit to Riyadh receives extensive Saudi media attention
Damascus,SANA- The visit of the President of Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Ahmad al-Sharaa, to Riyadh has received widespread media attention, headlining most Saudi newspapers. Articles and editorials ...