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Al-Assad is very anti-American. Neither [[George W. Bush]] nor [[Barack Obama]] have met with him and both administrations have accused him, rightfully, of harboring [[terrorist]] organizations such as [[Hamas]] (which had its headquaters in [[Damascus]]) and [[Hezbollah]]. He is also hostile to [[Israel]] and [[Zionism]] and refuses to recognize the country's right to exist.
Al-Assad is very anti-American. Neither [[George W. Bush]] nor [[Barack Obama]] have met with him and both administrations have accused him, rightfully, of harboring [[terrorist]] organizations such as [[Hamas]] (which had its headquaters in [[Damascus]]) and [[Hezbollah]]. He is also hostile to [[Israel]] and [[Zionism]] and refuses to recognize the country's right to exist.
==Personal life==
President al-Assad believes in [[Shia]] [[Islam]] in its [[Alawite]] variant (which is seen by some Muslims as a heretical sect), and Syrian Alawite elites are his base of support. He is married to [[Asma al-Assad]], a former [[investment bank]]er educated in [[Britain]].
His elder brother, Basil, was killed in a car accident.
[[Category:Presidents of Syria]]
[[Category:Presidents of Syria]]