Bashar al-Assad s Cousin Accuses World of Abandoning Syria s Democrats
On 5/28/21 at 10:28 AM EDT
As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad enjoys his victory lap to celebrate a rigged election that is serving as a brazen re-coronation over his war-torn nation, the dictator s first cousin lamented the lack of help for the pro-democracy movement.
Ribal al-Assad, a son of Bashar al-Assad s uncle Rifaat al-Assad, who fled Syria in the 1980s after a failed coup, continues his pro-democracy campaigning nonetheless.
But his many trips abroad, appearances at various parliaments, and events have found little desire for engagement. I didn t see any genuine support for the genuine democrats in Syria, Ribal al-Assad, who lives in London, England, told