For decades, statues of Hafez al-Assad symbolized power and repression. Today, they fall as Syrians reclaim public spaces ...
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In Assad's hometown, few shared in his family's fortune. They hope they won't share in his downfallOn the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad, vandals had sprayed variations of the phrase “Damn your soul, Hafez.” Near two weeks ...
A colossal statue of Hafez al-Assad was once a powerful symbol of Syria’s ruling regime, looming over the Damascus-Aleppo highway. Now, like that regime, it is toppled, and Syrians have been visiting ...
How did the Assads come to power? Hafez al-Assad was one of a generation of Arab strongmen – among them Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and Hosni Mubarak in Egypt – who came ...
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Syrian rebels burn tomb of Hafez al-Assad as Assad dynasty endsSyrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of former president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar al-Assad, in a symbolic move marking the end of the Assad family’s 54-year rule.
Syrians around the country on Sunday toppled and trampled on statues of President Bashar al-Assad's late father Hafez, who founded the brutal system of government that his son inherited.
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