Publisher's Synopsis
Bashar Hafez al-Assad is a Syrian politician who has been the 19th president of Syria since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and regional secretary of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party's branch in Syria. Bashar al-AssadChapter 1: Bashar al-Assad1.1 Medicine: 1988-19941.2 Rise to power: 1994-2000Chapter 2: Presidency2.1 During the Syrian Civil War2.2 Since Russian intervention in September 2015Chapter 3: Policies3.1 Human rights3.2 War crimes3.3 Foreign relations3.4 Egypt3.5 Involvement in Lebanon3.6 Arab-Israeli conflict3.7 United States3.8 North Korea3.9 Al-Qaeda and ISILChapter 4: Public and personal life4.1 International support4.2 Left-wing4.3 International public relations4.4 Personal lifeChapter 5: Foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war5.1 Iran5.2 Hezbollah5.3 Iraq5.4 CompaniesChapter 6: Support for Syrian opposition6.1 United Kingdom6.2 France6.3 Turkey6.4 Arab League6.5 Qatar6.6 Jordan6.7 Saudi Arabia6.8 Croatian weapons6.9 Bandar bin Sultan6.10 Support from non-state groupsChapter 7: Support for Rojava7.1 Support for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant7.2 Individual foreign nationals' support for rebelsjihadist groups7.3 Opposition to foreign involvement7.4 Role of regional states7.5 Lebanon
