Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al ...
As Assad Prepares Last Stand, His Ally Iraq Rules Out Military Intervention
"Everything that is happening in Syria is directly related to Iraqi national security," an Iraqi official told Newsweek.
The Assad regime's fall has freed displaced Syrians stuck in a remote desert camp
More than 7,000 people had taken shelter in the Rukban camp, near the border with Jordan, many of whom fled the regime and ...
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Could the Houthis be next? Yemenis reflect on the fall of Syria’s al-Assad
The fall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad earlier in December has set millions of Yemenis thinking about what lies in store ...
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Iraqi and Kurdish authorities refute claims Maher al-Assad secretly entered country
Iraq's Interior Ministry and a Kurdish party strongly deny claims that Maher al-Assad secretly fled through Iraq after ...
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Iraq denies hosting Maher al-Assad: Ministry
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s interior ministry on Monday denied that Maher al-Assad, the brother of ousted Syrian ...
Deception and Betrayal: Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime
Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a ...
Al-Assad’s Soldiers Hope for Amnesty. First, They Have to Take a Number.
Syria’s new rulers say they will spare conscripts of Bashar al-Assad and pursue those who oversaw his regime’s abuses.
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Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al-Assad. It was 2007 and the insurgency against US troops was raging next door in Iraq. Toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ...