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Syria’s former vice president Rifaat Al Assad dies, aged 88

He was the brother of late president Hafez Al Assad and uncle of deposed president Bashar Al Assad ...

Former Syrian Vice President Rifaat Al-Assad, known as ‘Butcher of Hama,’ passes away at 88

Rifaat al-Assad lived in exile in Europe for nearly 40 years and only returned to Syria in 2021 to avoid being arrested in France on charges of embezzlement.