Syrian Rebels Set Fire to Bashar al-Assad’s Father’s Tomb in Protest
SSyrian Rebels Burn Bashar al-Assad’s Father’s Tomb In a bold act of defiance, Syrian rebels burned the tomb of Bashar al-Assad’s father, Hafez al-Assad. The act, carried out in Qardaha, sent shockwaves through Syria. Hafez al-Assad was a towering figure in Syria’s political history, and the tomb symbolizes the Assad family’s grip on power. This