5.7K views · 118 reactions | The last 12 years of the Syrian civil war have devastated the country and its people. But Bashar al-Assad, the man in power, had not always been intended for the top job.  The Explanation: https://bbc.in/3Jk7Txq | BBC World Service | Facebook

12K views · 287 reactions | He's presided over a civil war that's lasted nine years, cost 400,000 lives and created more millions of refugees. Yet Bashar al-Assad is now marking twenty years as Syrian President. Two Syrians who fled to Berlin tell their personal story. | DW News | Facebook

In a rare interview, Syrian President Bashar al Assad spoke about refugees and the future of Syria. AJ fact-checked his remarks. | AJ

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