Hafez al-Assad

The name of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, inscribed on a marble plaque at the historic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, was removed by worshippers during Friday prayers. Using a ladder and a hammer, Syrians chipped away the name…

Opposition groups in Syria have vandalized the grave of former President Hafez al-Assad in Qardaha, Latakia. Hafez, who led the country from 1971 until his death in 2000, was buried in his hometown. Hafez’s son, Bashar al-Assad,…

In Damascus, Syrians celebrated the fall of the Assad regime by tearing down a statue of Hafez al-Assad, father of Bashar al-Assad, in Umayyad Square. The statue was tied to a truck and dragged through the streets as crowds chanted…