Assad in a sentence

A picture released by the Syrian Presidency Facebook page, shows Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (C) and first lady Asma al-Assad (R) visiting a wounded survivor of the earthquake.

Syria’s Assad was not so forgiving and refused any investment or support from US conglomerate Pacmen – despite feverishly sitting on the sidelines with bags of gold outstretched… Assad vehemently denied ANY Western money!

A boy steps over pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his late father, Hafez Assad in Hama, Syria, 7 December.

Defence Minister Israel Katz Syria’s triumphant rebel forces that “whoever follows in Assad’s footsteps will end up like Assad did.

Four years later she married Assad, now 59, in in the same year he took control of the country, after the death of his father, Hafez al-Assad, who died aged 69.

However, it seems almost impossible that they would allow Assad's power partner to remain in their country, especially while Assad is still alive and could foment a counter-revolution or coup with Russian assistance.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Assad's fall was thanks to blows Israel had dealt to Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah, and that the toppling of Assad could make it easier for Israel to reach a ceasefire deal to free hostages in Gaza.

It was in 1977 under the first Assad dictator, Hafez al-Assad, and was neglected after the fall of the Soviet Union until 2015, when Russia intervened on behalf of Hafez’s son Bashar in the Syrian civil war.

One reason why the rebels have launched an offensive against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad now is that Hezbollah, which supports the Assad regime, has been significantly weakened by its involvement in the conflict with Israel in Lebanon.

Rebel fighters towing a bust of the late Syrian president, Hafez al-Assad, Mr. al-Assad’s father, along a street in the city of Hama on Friday.

Recent reports suggest the UAE even floated the idea of lifting sanctions on Assad in exchange for severing ties with Tehran, and Saudi Arabia, as well as the US, may also be trying to coax Assad to do so.

State television in Iran, Mr Assad’s main backer in the years of war in Syria, reported that Mr Assad had left the capital.

Subsequent legislation specifically targeted members of Assad’s family, including Maher Assad and figures from the 4th Armored Division.

The arbitrator upheld the five-year bans on Assad and Miranda but reduced Arroyo’s to three years by finding that he had been placed in an “impossible position” by Assad and Miranda’s actions and dominance over the new business enterprise.

The Assad dynasty began in 1971 when Hafez al-Assad seized power in a military coup.

THE Assad dynasty in Syria began with Hafez al-Assad - who seized power in 1971 through a military coup and established an authoritarian regime.

After months of continued bombardment by Russia and Assad – and repeated calls for it to end by the U.S. – eastern Ghouta has now been largely retaken by Assad’s forces and civilians are being bused out.

Assad and his allies made a deal, and they will want to keep it, not give more to the US in service of overthrowing Assad and attack Iran from Syria.

In the speech he called for “patience” on Assad’s departure – the clearest indication yet of U.S. acceptance that Russia and Iran have bolstered Assad and that he is unlikely to leave power immediately.

Meanwhile, Syrian state television and social media affiliated with the Assad regime have been broadcasting footage from villages on the eastern outskirts of the city of Daraa showing people waving photos of Assad and welcoming the Syrian army.