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| − | '''Hafez al-Assad''' (1930 - 2000) was the president of [[Syria]] from 1970 to 2000. He was the leader of the [[secular]] Leftist Syrian [[Ba'athist]] party, but he had also close ties to Western countries. Assad was an [[Alawites|Alawite]]. After his death, his son [[Bashar al-Assad]] took power over Syria. During the [[Gulf War]] Assad opposed [[Saddam Hussein]] and even helped to liberate [[Kuwait]] by using 4,000 Syrian troops.<ref>https://www.creators.com/read/pat-buchanan/04/18/is-trump-standing-down-in-syria</ref> | + | '''Hafez al-Assad''' (1930 - 2000) was the president of [[Syria]] from 1970 to 2000. He was the leader of the [[secular]] Leftist Syrian [[Ba'athist]] party, but he had also close ties to Western countries. Assad was an [[Alawites|Alawite]]. |
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| + | Before he became president he was the defense minister of his country. As such he declared in 1967: “Our forces are now entirely ready, not only to repulse aggression, but to initiate the act ourselves and to explode the Zionist presence in the Arab homeland of Palestine. The Syrian army, with its finger on the trigger, is united. I believe that time has come to begin a battle of annihilation.”<ref>https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270479/war-changed-middle-east-joseph-puder</ref> Statements like this one led to the [[Six Day War]] which [[Israel]] could won and gain control over the [[Golan Heights]], which the Syrian regime had previously used to fire at the Israeli communities below.<ref>https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/262643/muslim-countries-slam-israel%E2%80%94-protecting-them-p-david-hornik</ref> Assad continued his aggression against the Jewish state and started the [[Yom Kippur War]] in 1973, which Syria has lost. | ||
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| + | After his death, his son [[Bashar al-Assad]] took power over Syria. During the [[Gulf War]] Assad opposed [[Saddam Hussein]] and even helped to liberate [[Kuwait]] by using 4,000 Syrian troops.<ref>https://www.creators.com/read/pat-buchanan/04/18/is-trump-standing-down-in-syria</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:38, July 28, 2018
Hafez al-Assad (1930 - 2000) was the president of Syria from 1970 to 2000. He was the leader of the secular Leftist Syrian Ba'athist party, but he had also close ties to Western countries. Assad was an Alawite.
Before he became president he was the defense minister of his country. As such he declared in 1967: “Our forces are now entirely ready, not only to repulse aggression, but to initiate the act ourselves and to explode the Zionist presence in the Arab homeland of Palestine. The Syrian army, with its finger on the trigger, is united. I believe that time has come to begin a battle of annihilation.”[1] Statements like this one led to the Six Day War which Israel could won and gain control over the Golan Heights, which the Syrian regime had previously used to fire at the Israeli communities below.[2] Assad continued his aggression against the Jewish state and started the Yom Kippur War in 1973, which Syria has lost.
After his death, his son Bashar al-Assad took power over Syria. During the Gulf War Assad opposed Saddam Hussein and even helped to liberate Kuwait by using 4,000 Syrian troops.[3]