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The Dictator Files: Bashar al-Assad

How much do you know about Bashar Al-Assad?
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Last updated: March 5, 2023
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Assad is the president of what country?
Syria
He's been president since what year?
2000
Who was president before him?
Hafez al-Assad
Assad belongs to what ethnic group?
Alawite
Assad's wife is whom?
Asma Akhras
Prior to entering politics, Assad studied to become a what?
Doctor (Ophthalmologist)
Assad is the Secretary-General of what party?
Ba'ath
Assad's secret police, loyal to his family specifically, are called what?
Mukharabat
During the Iraq War, Assad allied his country with whom?
NATO
In 2005, Assad was charged with the assassination of what former Lebanese PM?
Rafic Hariri
Assad has been a focus of international attention since the start of what in 2011?
Syrian Civil War
This conflict started during what regional movement?
Arab Spring
Assad tried to destroy insurgents "from the inside out" by releasing whom from prison, knowing that they'd join forces with the insurgents?
Jihadists
This didn't work for Assad, and instead allowed what group to form?
ISIS
From 2013 to 2018, Assad used what against insurgents?
Chemical Weapons
In 2015, who announced his support for Assad in the war, thus changing the path of the war significantly?
Vladimir Putin
Throughout the war, Assad's military has used what weapon against insurgents in civilian areas?
Barrel Bombs
During the war, how many people are estimated to have been displaced?
15 million
Although his military is currently fighting jihadists in Syria, Assad was accused of training what jihadist group to fight in the Iraq war?
Al-Qaeda
What American extremist group has come out in support for Assad?
KKK
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