London born and bred, Asma al-Assad, the first lady to the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, has announced she has acute myeloid leukemia.
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A photo of Asma al Assad from The Vogue article that disappeared online. We have a copy here.
London born and bred, Asma al-Assad, the first lady to the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, has announced she has leukemia. The announcement was made in Arabic and in English on her Instagram channel. Asma al-Assad was featured in a controversial paid Vogue article and has been regarded as one of the leaders of the Captagon drug trade coming out of Syria.
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rare cancer that affects one’s bone marrow and blood. It’s an aggressive cancer that, left untreated, may be life-threatening. AML typically affects people age 60 and older, but it can affect younger adults and children, according to Yale Medicine.
We do not wish ill health on anyone, but let’s take a look at the Assad’s family history.
Bashar al-Assad is labeled as a dictator due to his autocratic style of governance and the repressive measures his regime has employed to maintain power in Syria. Here are some key reasons why he is regarded as such:
- Consolidation of Power:
- Bashar al-Assad inherited the presidency from his father, Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria for three decades with an iron fist. Bashar’s ascension to power in 2000 was facilitated through constitutional changes, ensuring his unchallenged leadership. We visited Syria in 2018 and people were terrified about saying anything against Hafez al-Assad’s grip of power. His poster was plastered everywhere, even in small villages as an ever-watching eye.
- The Assad regime has systematically dismantled political opposition, rendering Syria effectively a one-party state dominated by the Ba’ath Party. Elections are widely viewed as neither free nor fair.
- Suppression of Dissent:
- The Sy
