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Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus February 18, 2012. Photo taken February 18, 2012. View Photo »
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Demonstrators drape Syrian national flags over their backs during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Kafranbel near Idlib February 19, 2012. View Photo »
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Demonstrators shout during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Kafranbel near Idlib February 19, 2012. View Photo »
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Demonstrators hold a placard as they gather during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Kafranbel near Idlib February 19, 2012. The placard reads, "Occupied Kafranbel". View Photo »
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People walk past Syrian and Egyptian flags in Tahrir square in Cairo February 19, 2012. Egypt recalled its ambassador to Damascus, state television said on Sunday, in what appeared to be the latest step in a series of Arab diplomatic moves to intensify... View Photo »
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Citizens of Syria and Turkey demonstrate to show their support for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Turkey's southern city of Antakya February 19, 2012. View Photo »
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Demonstrators hold up Kurdish (R) and the Syrian independence flags during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Qamishli city, in this picture received February 18, 2012. View Photo »
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Demonstrators hold a banner during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Al Qusoor near Homs, in this picture received February 18, 2012. The banner reads, "Only One God (Allah) and Muhammad is his Prophet". View Photo »
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Syriands living in greece protest at central Athens Syntagma square against the Syrian regime of President Bashar Al-Assad , on February 18, 2012. View Photo »
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Demonstrators beat an image of President Bashar al-Assad with shoes during a protest against the governing regime of President Bashar al-Assad outside the Syrian Embassy in London February 18, 2012. View Photo »
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A child stands with a flag during a protest against the governing regime of President Bashar al-Assad outside the Syrian Embassy in London February 18, 2012. View Photo »
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Demonstrators burn a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a protest against the governing regime outside the Syrian Embassy in London February 18, 2012. View Photo »
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A few supporters of embattled president Bashar al-Assad demonstrate in Rome on February 18, 201. Syrian Security forces shot dead a mourner at a huge funeral the same day for demonstrators killed in rare protests in the Syrian capital, as a senior... View Photo »
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A member of the Free Syrian Army takes position in Idlib in northwestern Syria on February 18, 2012. A senior Chinese envoy called for all sides in Syria to stop the violence and for elections to go ahead peacefully after Damascus talks with President... View Photo »
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Members of the Free Syrian Army raise their weapons during a patrol in Idlib in northwestern Syria on February 18, 2012. A senior Chinese envoy called for all sides in Syria to stop the violence and for elections to go ahead peacefully after Damascus... View Photo »
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Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad outside the Syrian Embassy in London February 18, 2012. View Photo »
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Syrians inspect an unidentified corpse near a water canal following an assault by security forces in Idlib in northwestern Syria on February 18, 2012. A senior Chinese envoy called for all sides in Syria to stop the violence and for elections to go... View Photo »
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GRAPHIC CONTENT An unidentified corpse lies near a water canal following an assault by security forces in Idlib in northwestern Syria on February 18, 2012. A senior Chinese envoy called for all sides in Syria to stop the violence and for elections to go... View Photo »
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A demonstrator punches through a portrait of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a protest outside the Syrian Embassy in London February 18, 2012. View Photo »
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A member of the Free Syrian Army with his face covered with the pre-Baath Syrian flag patrols with comrades in Idlib in northwestern Syria on February 18, 2012. A senior Chinese envoy called for all sides in Syria to stop the violence and for elections... View Photo »
About Bashar al-Assad
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Bashar al-Assad (Arabic: بشار الأسد, Bašār al-Asad) (born September 11, 1965) is the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Regional Secretary of the Baath Party, and the son of former President Hafez al-Assad. He is currently personally under UN investigation for his alleged indirect role in the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister... Full Article
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Syriands living in greece protest at central Athens Syntagma square against the Syrian regime of President Bashar Al-Assad , on February 18, 2012.
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BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 18: A supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad bears a portrait of the leader at a rally of several dozen pro-Assad demonstrators near the Syrian Embassy on February 18, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Meanwhile in Damascus Syrian government troops reportedly...
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) meets Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun in Damascus February 18, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA.
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Israeli Arabs hold Islamic movement flags and Syrian flags above a banner depicting the crossed out faces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (L) and his father, the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, during a protest in the Galilee town of Kfar Kanna February 17, 2012. Thousands...
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Arab Israeli protesters step on a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad depicted as German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler during a rally against the Syrian regime in the northern Arab-Israeli village of Kfar Kana on February 17, 2012.
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An Arab Israeli man shouts slogans as he stands in front of a crossed-out picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a rally against the Syrian regime in the northern Arab-Israeli village of Kfar Kana on February 17, 2012.
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An armed Free Syrian Army rebel stands inside a house in the north Syrian city of Binnish on February 15, 2012. Syrian armour moved on the main hubs of an 11-month uprising on February 16, 2012, with at least 22 killed in clashes, monitors said, a day after President Bashar al-Assad set...
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A Syrian living in Jordan waves his national flag as he takes part in a demonstration in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad outside the Syrian embassy in Amman on February 17, 2012. France and Britain pledged to help the Syrian opposition in its struggle against Bashar...
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An anti-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad protester is escorted by Jordanian police while Syrians living in Jordan shout slogans during a demonstration in support of Assad, in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman February 17, 2012.
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) receives a letter from Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, conveyed by Mauritania's Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (L), during a meeting in Damascus February 17, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news...
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A man rides a motorbike past grafitti reading 'Go Out' in the north Syrian town of Binnish on February 16, 2012. Embattled President Bashar al-Assad's forces unleashed their heaviest pounding yet of protest hubs in a brutal bid to crush dissent, monitors said.
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Syrians chant anti-Bashar al-Assad slogans during a protest in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman, Jordan, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.
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ADDS BYLINE The shadow of an armed rebel Free Syrian Army member is seen on a wall at the entrance to the north Syrian city of Binnish on February 15, 2012. Syrian armour moved on the main hubs of an 11-month uprising on February 16, 2012, with at least 22 killed in clashes, monitors...
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Yemeni anti-government protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in Sanaa on February 16, 2012 in solidarity with the Syrian revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's regime and in favour of voting in Yemen's upcoming presidential elections later this month. In November 2011,...
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An anti-government protester with colours of Syria's pre-Baath old flag painted on his face flashes the V-sign for victory during a protest in Sanaa on February 16, 2012 in solidarity with the Syrian revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's regime and in favour of voting in Yemen's...
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A masked member of the Free Syrian Army stands in front of the rebel-adopted, pre-Baath party flag in a deserted street at the entrance to the north Syrian city of Binnish on February 15, 2012. Syrian armour moved on the main hubs of an 11-month uprising on February 16, 2012, with at...
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An armed Free Syrian Army rebel stands in front of a wall at the entrance to the north Syrian city of Binnish on February 15, 2012. Syrian armour moved on the main hubs of an 11-month uprising on February 16, 2012, with at least 22 killed in clashes, monitors said, a day after President...
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A man shows a bullet which he says was found in the body of a wounded Syrian civilian brought to Lebanon for medical treatment as the latter lies on his hospital bed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on February 15, 2012. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has called a referendum...
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Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus February 18, 2012. Photo taken February 18, 2012.
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