In Syria the rebels have won and Beshar al-Assad has been ousted. The Assads, father Hafez al-Assad and son Bashar ruled Syria consecutively for over a half century. Bashar’s wife and three children left for Russia earlier and he has joined them. A major reason for the rebel victory was the preoccupation of key Assad […]
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