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How Assad's Remnants Plunged Syria Back Into Darkness
Assad’s downfall would be a chance to come together and heal the wounds of the victims’ families. It was not to be. The ...
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Bashar al-Assad, an Ophthalmologist Who Became a Dictator, Is the Last of a Despotic Dynasty
Bashar al-Assad was never expected to rule Syria. That job was meant for his older brother, Basil, who trained as a military commander while Bashar studied to be an ophthalmologist. He wasn’t ...