Jan 21 (Reuters) - Rifaat al-Assad, the brother of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad known by critics as the "butcher ...

The brother and uncle of Syrian tyrants, he commanded a unit that killed up to 40,000 civilians in a 1982 uprising against ...

Known for role in brutal suppression in the 1980s, the former Defence Brigades head has died after a brief illness ...

Rifaat al-Assad lived in exile in Europe for nearly 40 years and only returned to Syria in 2021 to avoid being arrested in France on charges of embezzlement.

THE notorious uncle of ousted Syrian despot Assad, dubbed the “Butcher of Hama” has died. Rifaat al-Assad, the brother of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, died at the age of ...

Assad, died at 88 in UAE. Notorious for his role in the 1982 Hama massacre, Rifaat spent years in exile after a failed challenge for Syrian leadership. Despite wealth and political maneuvering, his ...

Assad, the brother of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and a central figure in the 1982 Hama crackdown, has died at 88 ...

Khaberni- Today, Wednesday, two sources reported the death of Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of the deposed Syrian President ...

Rifaat al-Assad, the younger brother of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad who was once a very powerful figure in the ...

Rifaat al-Assad, exiled uncle of former Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, has died aged 88 in the UAE, according to media reports. According to Reuters, Assad - the brother of the late Syrian President ...

Known for his role in the 1982 Hama massacre, the late member of Syria’s former ruling family oversaw the killing of tens of ...

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and a central figure in one of the most violent episodes of modern Syrian history, has died at the age of ...