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DAMASCUS: The mausoleum of Hafez al-Assad, father of Bashar al-Assad, was set on fire in Syria’s Qardaha village.
Videos on social media show significant damage to the grave site in Latakia province. The fire’s origin remains unknown.
Hafez al-Assad ruled Syria for 30 years before his death in 2000, and his son Bashar succeeded him.
Bashar al-Assad, who ruled for 24 years, was overthrown in the recent uprising that took place over the weekend.
4.2K views · 118 reactions | Tomb of Hafez al-Assad set on fire | The tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad"s father Hafez has been torched in his hometown of Qardaha. Opposition fighters and young men can be... | By Al Arabiya English | Facebook
The tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad"s father Hafez has been torched in his hometown of Qardaha. Opposition fighters and young men can be...
