Tag: Assad
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Bashar al-Assad has been convicted to death in absentia: his extradition from Moscow seems unlikely
Yesterday, Syria’s Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus handed down landmark death sentences against ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad and their cousin Atef Najib, together with six other former officials of their regime. The case was presided over by Judge Fakhr al-Din Mustafa al-Aryan, with associate judges Abdul Hamid Muhammad al-Hamoud and…
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Reports come out of civilian massacres committed by Assadist rebels in Latakia during their rebellion
Reports show that on March 6th, when pro-Assad rebels started a rebellion in Latakia, Assadist rebels also committed a massacre on the Latakia-Tartus M1 Highway. Rebels seized control of the highway and began firing at every vehicle, killing many civilians in an attempt to block the road and create chaos right before the city’s entrance.…
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Will the next Arab Spring be ignited by women?
The Arab Spring was ignited by a young male street vendor called Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia who burnt himself after the police harassed him and confiscated his items on the street. Bouazizi’s death had sparked the anger of many Arabs across the Arab world and many Arab dictators were toppled as a result. Egyptian President…
