'''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 islamist 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 islamist rebels and Syrian government]] are ongoing, to date, more than 60,000 deaths have taken place. |