Bashar Assad: How a novice eye doctor and his minority family ruled Sunni-majority Syria for half a century

Syria War: After over five decades of rule, the Assad family's reign in Syria has ended with the fall of Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad's flight. Hafez al-Assad, Bashar's father, seized power in 1970 and established an authoritarian regime. Bashar inherited this power in 2000, but his repressive tactics ignited a civil war in 2011.

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