Assad

[ah-sahd]

noun

1. Hafez al 1928?–2000, Syrian military and political leader: president from 1971.

Assad

/ ˈasat /

noun

1. Hafiz al (ˈhafɪz æl). 1928–2000, Syrian statesman and general; president of Syria (1971–2000)

2. his son, Bashar al (bæʃəæl). born 1965, Syrian statesman; president of Syria from 2000

Example Sentences

In Koblenz, prosecutors have charged five men linked to the Assad regime—four members of a pro-government militia and one Syrian intelligence officer.

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The burial site, now used as a tomato farm, was next to a military checkpoint that served for years as a base for Assad’s soldiers.

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The Assad regime, one of the world’s most brutal, jailed and killed thousands of perceived opponents over its 50 years in power.

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"The regime had a strategy, take one son from each family," said Burhan Nasri, whose son participated in 2011 protests against the Assad regime and then disappeared after going to renew his passport at a government building.

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Using a code known within the system, Assad’s intelligence services would refer to the mass graves as “a known place.”

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