"He represents the case of stubbornness."
Bashar Hafez al-Assad is a Syrian former politician, doctor, and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until his overthrow in 2024 after the Syrian civil war. As president, Assad was commander-in-chief of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces and secretary-general of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. He is the son of Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria from 1970
"Finding a link between Bashar Assad′s regime and the rise of the so-called Islamic State will not come as a surprise to many Syrians. Unlike the image the regime has been trying to sell to world media that Assad is fighting IS, there is well-documented evidence of the Assad dictatorship′s contributions to the IS tale of terror."
Bashar al-Assad"Bashar al-Assad is a criminal, he will have to be tried and answer for his crimes before international court."
Bashar al-Assad"When the refugees realize that their return is conditioned on coordination with Bashar al-Assads regime, they wont return, because Bashar al-Assad himself was behind their displacement."
Bashar al-Assad"My patience ran out on President Assad a long time ago. The reason why is because he houses Hamas, he facilitates Hezbollah, suiciders go from his country into Iraq, and he destabilises Lebanon."
Bashar al-Assad"The regime of Bashar al-Assad will inevitably go down. And its collapse will be loud not only in Syria but across the Arab world."
Bashar al-Assad"For me he is the last Arab ruler, and Syria is the last Arab country. It is the fortress of the remaining dignity of the Arabs, and thats why Im proud to be here."
Bashar al-Assad