On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad, vandals had sprayed variations of the phrase “Damn your soul, Hafez.” Near two weeks after the ouster of his son, ex-President Bashar Assad, people streamed in to take photos next to the burned-out hollow where the elder Assad’s grave used to be.
In Assad’s hometown, few shared in his family’s fortune. They hope they won’t share in his downfall
On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad, vandals had sprayed variations of the phrase “Damn your soul, Hafez.” Near two weeks after the ouster of his son, ex-President Bashar Assad, people streamed in to take photos next to the burned-out hollow where the elder Assad’s grave used to be.