Syrian rebels set fire to Hafez Al-Assad's grave

Syrian rebels seize control and set fire to the grave of former Syrian leader and father of ousted Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, Hafez Al-Assad. Hafez ruled Syria between 1971-2000 and is remembered by many for the 1982 Hama massacre, regarded as the single bloodiest assault by an Arab ruler against his own people in modern times, where 40,000 people were killed for rising up against the regime.

Syrian rebels set fire to Hafez Al-Assad’s grave

Syrian rebels seize control and set fire to the grave of former Syrian leader and father of ousted Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, Hafez Al-Assad. Hafez ruled Syria between 1971-2000 and is remembered by many for the 1982 Hama… pic.twitter.com/TmLhbjtkix

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