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President of Syria from 2000 to 2024

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Bashar al-Assad: President of Syria from 2000 to 2024
Bashar al-Assad is a Syrian politician, military officer and dictator who served as the 19th president of Syria from 2000 until his government was overthrown in 2024. As president, Assad was commander-in-chief of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces and secretary-general of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. He is the son of Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000.

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Syria ends military operation against al-Assad loyalists after days of fighting [Video]

Syria ends military operation against al-Assad loyalists after days of fighting

Syria ends military operation against al-Assad loyalists after days of fighting According to UK-based war monitor, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 1,130 people were killed in the clashes,..

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Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa forms committees to investigate clashes with Alawites [Video]

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa forms committees to investigate clashes with Alawites

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa forms committees to investigate clashes with Alawites Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa forms committees to investigate the recent waves of..

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More than 1,000 killed as Syrian security forces clash with Assad loyalists in Alawite regions [Video]

More than 1,000 killed as Syrian security forces clash with Assad loyalists in Alawite regions

More than 1,000 killed as Syrian security forces clash with Assad loyalists in Alawite regions More than 1,000 people were killed after two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and..

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Syria Clashes | Over 300 Alawite Civilians Killed As Security Forces Battle Assad Loyalists | Watch [Video]

Syria Clashes | Over 300 Alawite Civilians Killed As Security Forces Battle Assad Loyalists | Watch

Syria Clashes: Over 300 Alawite civilians have been killed as intense fighting erupts between Syrian security forces and Assad loyalists. The clashes, which have spread across key regions, highlight..

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Syria Clashes| Syrian Forces Clash With Assad-Linked Militants In Escalating Violence, Dozens Killed [Video]

Syria Clashes| Syrian Forces Clash With Assad-Linked Militants In Escalating Violence, Dozens Killed

Syrian forces have engaged in fierce clashes with Assad-linked militants in Latakia, escalating tensions in the war-torn region. The intense fighting has resulted in dozens of casualties, with reports..

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Damascus marks first Ramadan in decades free from Assad family rule [Video]

Damascus marks first Ramadan in decades free from Assad family rule

Damascus marks first Ramadan in decades free from Assad family rule Syrians observe the first Ramadan in more than five decades free of the Assad family rule. READ MORE :..

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Syrian leader visits former Assad strongholds [Video]

Syrian leader visits former Assad strongholds

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Putin BREAKING | Russian President Holds Call With Syria’s New Leader; First Since Assad’s Ouster [Video]

Putin BREAKING | Russian President Holds Call With Syria’s New Leader; First Since Assad’s Ouster

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a crucial phone call with Syria’s interim leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, marking their first conversation since the ousting of Bashar al-Assad. The Kremlin reaffirmed..

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Are Syrian refugees’ rights at stake in Europe after Assad’s fall? [Video]

Are Syrian refugees’ rights at stake in Europe after Assad’s fall?

Several European countries have suspended processing asylum requests from Syrian nationals following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria.

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Putin-Pezeshkian Full Meeting| Russia & Iran’s Bid To Counter Trump? | Nuclear Agreement in Line? [Video]

Putin-Pezeshkian Full Meeting| Russia & Iran’s Bid To Counter Trump? | Nuclear Agreement in Line?

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian convened a crucial meeting in Moscow to discuss Middle East developments, including the Israel-Palestine conflict and the..

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Exclusive: EU considers lifting sanctions on Syria: oil, gas, banking and transport in view [Video]

Exclusive: EU considers lifting sanctions on Syria: oil, gas, banking and transport in view

European countries have been grappling with how to handle new regime following downfall of Bashar al-Assad, with timeline for lifting sanctions moving onto agenda.

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Syrian equestrian champion tells of 21-year prison ordeal after beating Bashar al Assad's brother

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UN investigators 'preparing to deploy' to probe Assad war crimes

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Hope returns to eastern Aleppo after devastating siege by Assad's forces

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British diplomats hold talks with leader of Syrian group that led ousting of Assad

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