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'''Bashar al-Assad''' is the current president of [[Syria]]. As a member of the [[Ba'ath Party]] of Syria, he is a [[socialist]] [[dictator]], though in his reign some limited [[free market]] reforms were implemented. In 2011, the [[Arab Spring]] led to widespread protests in his country, the [[Syrian Civil War|war between rebels and Syrian government]] are ongoing, to date, more than 60,000 deaths have taken place.  

'''Bashar al-Assad''' is the current president of [[Syria]]. As a member of the [[Ba'ath Party]] of Syria, he is a [[socialist]] [[dictator]], though in his reign some limited [[free market]] reforms were implemented. In 2011, the [[Arab Spring]] led to widespread protests in his country, the [[Syrian Civil War|war between rebels and Syrian government]] are ongoing, to date, more than 60,000 deaths have taken place. [[Jihad|Jihadists]] are also fighting in this war.

==Foreign Relations==

==Foreign Relations==