Bashar al Assad

Bashar al-Assad, the deposed Syrian leader, reportedly had an extensive movie collection that included a variety of genres and titles. While specific details about his collection are not widely publicized, here's the list of movies Bashar al-Assad likes.

Bashar al-Assad, the deposed Syrian leader, reportedly had an extensive movie collection that included a variety of genres and titles. While specific details about his collection are not widely publicized, here's the list of movies Bashar al-Assad likes.

A look at the invisible weapon of Bashar al-Assad's regime: the kidnapping and torture of tens of thousands of Syrians. When Syrians first protested in the Spring of 2011, their only weapons were banners and songs and a deep desire for freedom. Syria has been ruled by a strong, strict and often merciless regime, handed down from father to son since 1970. "We, the old guard, couldn't believe it. Protests like that? In the state of Hafez al-Assad? In Syria? For the old guard, it was impossible. Forty-five years of rule had brainwashed us.