The Soviets responded by sending arms to Syria | McCleod, Head of Sikh Studies, Department of South Asian Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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[The] reality on the ground can't be more clear as the population in the regime-controlled parts of Syria are preparing for life after the Al Assad dynasty | In 1970, Hafez al-Assad, Bashar's father, seized power after rising through the ranks of the Syrian armed forces, during which time he established a network of loyal Alawites by installing them in key posts |
To maintain this system, a centred on Assad and his family was created by the president and the Ba'ath party.
24Senator in 2009 Assad met with U | It was reported in December 2016 that Assad's forces had retaken half of rebel-held , ending a 6-year stalemate in the city |
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Shortly after the failed attempt to expel Assad from the Regional Command, he began to consolidate his position in the military establishment —for example, by replacing Chief of Staff with his friend | Jones, Johnathan 6 September 2013 |
The younger Assad had five siblings, three of whom are deceased.
The military court began condemning captured militants, which "sometimes degenerated into indiscriminate killings" | |
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Attempts to hold an election under the circumstances of an ongoing civil war were criticised by UN Secretary-General | This was partly due to Assad's foreign policy, failed policies, natural phenomena, and corruption |
Using a picture of a Chechen fighter from the , pro-Assad media reports disseminated to Western media outlets, leading them to publish a false story regarding the death of a non-existent British jihadist.
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