Syria Update – A fourth member of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s inner circle has died from wounds suffered during Wednesday’s suicide bombing, a day after President Assad on Thursday finally made an appearance on state TV, his first since the bombing occurred. Gen. Hisham Ikhtiyar, who was Syria’s national security chief, died early Friday morning, [...]
Syria President Bashar al-Assad Flees Country as Europe Goes After His Money
July 19, 2012 | Posted by
As Western leaders continue to apply pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down to ease the rebellion in his country—and they act to freeze his assets and those of his top leaders around the world—Assad is reportedly directing his military from an outpost in Latakia, according to Reuters. Assad is supervising his country’s [...]
