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How Syria's former first lady aided the bloody regime

Aug 11, 2026 · 00:36:37

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Asma al-Assad, British-born banker, became Syria's First Lady.
Vogue once called her a modernizing force, a 'rose in the desert'.
Her role in the regime's bloody actions is now under scrutiny.

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