| " After the fall of four military bases in September 2014, which were the last government footholds in the , Assad received significant criticism from his Alawite base of support | Iraqi president threatened Assad with an international tribunal over the matter, and ultimately lead to the , and United States airstrikes within Syria during the Iraq War |
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| Foreign relations Assad with Russian President in 2010 Iraq War and insurgency Assad opposed the despite a long-standing animosity between the Syrian and Iraqi governments | He was granted wide powers and became head of the bureau to receive complaints and appeals of citizens, and led a campaign against corruption |
Pan, Esther 10 March 2006.
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| Berkeley: University of California Press | a propaganda campaign that ultimately has made the family look worse• Baker, Aryn 26 February 2015 |
" Personal life Assad and his wife Asma, 2003 Assad speaks fluent English and basic conversational French, having studied at the Franco-Arab al-Hurriyah school in.
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