Maher and Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Nov. 7, 2005. (Credit: AFP)
He was the regime's second-in-command. While millions of Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the deposed president's younger brother — who, as commander of the formidable 4th Armored Division, spearheaded the suppression of the 2011 revolution — remains nowhere to be found. Videos of Syrians entering Maher al-Assad's luxury estate in the Syrian capital have circulated widely online, showing a huge maze of tunnels from which he could have escaped. Bashar al-Assad's presence in Moscow was confirmed after he boarded a plane on Sunday, but the question of his brother's whereabouts remains unanswered.A few hours after the capture of Damascus on Dec. 8, an Instagram account baring his wife’s name, Manal Jadaan al-Assad, posted a photo of the Syrian revolution flag, with an intriguing message. "Despite the will of those who betrayed...
He was the regime's second-in-command. While millions of Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the deposed president's younger brother — who, as commander of the formidable 4th Armored Division, spearheaded the suppression of the 2011 revolution — remains nowhere to be found. Videos of Syrians entering Maher al-Assad's luxury estate in the Syrian capital have circulated widely online, showing a huge maze of tunnels from which he could have escaped. Bashar al-Assad's presence in Moscow was confirmed after he boarded a plane on Sunday, but the question of his brother's whereabouts remains unanswered.A few hours after the capture of Damascus on Dec. 8, an Instagram account baring his wife’s name, Manal Jadaan al-Assad, posted a photo of the Syrian revolution flag, with an intriguing message. "Despite the will of those who...
