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Hafez al-Assad

Syrian rebels set fire to the ex-president's grave

Syrian rebels have set fire to the grave of former President Hafez al-Assad, father of the deposed President Bashar al-Assad, in the family's hometown, according to the UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). .

Syrian rebels set fire to the ex-president's grave

These are the Jihadists Who Have Taken Over Syria

Emerged from al-Qaida, tough and with many thousands of soldiers. Here is the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that has taken over Syria.

These are the Jihadists Who Have Taken Over Syria

Rebels in Damascus: al-Assad's regime has been toppled

"The Tyrant" Bashar al-Assad has fallen and those who were unjustly detained by his regime have been released. This is the televised message from the Islamist militia Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) which has entered the capital Damascus.

Rebels in Damascus: al-Assad's regime has been toppled

History is being written in Syria: al-Assad has been overthrown

"The Tyrant" Bashar al-Assad has fallen and those unjustly detained by his regime have been released. The future is ours, proclaims the leader of the Islamist militia Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, who has entered the capital Damascus.

History is being written in Syria: al-Assad has been overthrown

These are the Jihadists Who Have Taken Over Aleppo

Originated from al-Qaida, tough and with many thousands of soldiers. Here is the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that has taken over Syria's second largest city Aleppo.

These are the Jihadists Who Have Taken Over Aleppo