Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad, whose notoriously brutal rule over the nation earned him the nickname “The Butcher,” was deposed in 2024 after years of bloody civil conflict.
Now, in a surreal cyberpunk twist, in line with a report in German newsweekly Die Zeit, the previous dictator is essentially holed up in a luxurious excessive rise in Moscow, the place he routinely spends hours enjoying on-line video video games.
Assad, who practiced as a doctor and was reportedly regarded as “geeky” throughout his medical coaching, additionally seems to take pleasure in gorgeous views of Moscow landmarks from his house, and has entry to a villa outdoors the town. He additionally reportedly makes occasional visits to a shopping center beneath his house. Assad apparently resides in Russia underneath President Vladimir Putin’s safety, in line with Die Zeit.
Assad succeeded his father Hafez al-Assad as president of Syria in 2000. Regardless of preliminary hopes for reform, Bashar finally presided over a brutal crackdown on dissent and 13-year civil conflict, wherein his Russian-backed forces have been accused of deploying chemical weapons and bombarding the civilian inhabitants with so-called barrel bombs.
The German publication didn’t specify what video games the previous Syrian chief enjoys, nor whether or not he performs towards on-line opponents who is likely to be unaware of his id.
