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Police kill two in Syrian crowd after they gathered to welcome UN observers
www.dailymail.co.uk
[Daily Mail] - Mr Assad, a member of Syria's Alawite minority, had relied on a network of alliances with Sunni Muslim tribes forged by his late father, Hafez al-Assad, to keep Deir al-Zor under control. But these understandings began breaking down after the province
Google News: Syrian Soccer Star Symbolizes Games Importance In Protests - Analysis
[Eurasia Review] - Throughout the film a picture of Bashar al-Assad superimposed on that of his father, Hafez al-Assad, constitutes the background with the words, Assad or nothing, a play on the slogan that accompanied the portrait of Hafez during his rule: Our leader in
Syria's Missed Opportunities for Power-sharing, Reform
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[Voice of America] - Syrian protesters shout slogans as they burn a poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and his father Hafez Assad during a demonstration in front of the Syrian embassy, in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 22, This is the second installment of a
America and Syria's 'dead man walking'
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[Reuters Blogs (blog)] - The two figures highlight the lack of success of economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure on a ruthless leader who learned lessons in unrestrained brutality from his father, Hafez al-Assad, whom he succeeded in office. A peaceful solution to Syria's
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