The tomb of former Syrian president and dictator Hafez al-Assad, father of Bashar al-Assad, located in his native village on the Mediterranean coast, was set on fire by rebel fighters.
In front of the grave, they posed, flag of the Syrian revolution in hand.
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Syria: the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime
They wanted to reduce to ashes the symbol of half a century of oppression. Located in a mausoleum in the Alawite region of Latakia, the tomb of former dictator Hafez al-Assad was set on fire by rebel fighters, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH).
Inside the majestic domed structure adorned with decorations carved into stone, men waved the flag of the Syrian revolution, as seen in the photo below.
Hafez al-Assad ruled Syria for three decades until his death in 2000, when his son, Bashar al-Assad, became president. The sanctuary, raised on the top of a hill in this stronghold of the Assad family, was thus closely guarded. It houses the graves of other members of the Assad family, including Bashar al-Assad's brother Bassel, who was supposed to succeed Hafez but died in a car accident in 1994.
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