Syrian rebels have set on fire the tomb of the country’s former President Hafez al-Assad in his hometown in the northwest, a war monitor said on Wednesday. Assad ruled Syria for 30 years until ...

According to PAP, the first rebels who entered the mausoleum of Assad senior placed shoes on the tomb, which in Arab culture symbolises the deepest contempt. Hafez al-Assad passed away in 2000.

Syrian rebels have destroyed the tomb of Bashar al-Assad’s father, Hafez al-Assad, in his hometown. Verified videos obtained by the BBC show men chanting as they walk around a burning mausoleum ...