Assad

plural Assads · alternative Asad · alternative Al-Assad · alternative al-Assad · alternative El-Assad · alternative el-Assad

1. An Arab surname, notably borne by Syrian presidents Hafez al-Assad and Bashar al-Assad.

   In an exclusive interview with CNN, Jolani left no doubt that the ambitions of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) – a group that was formed out of a former al Qaeda affiliate – are nothing less than bringing an end to the Assad regime.

   2024 December 6, Jomana Karadsheh, Gul Tuysuz, Brice Laine, Lauren Kent and Eyad Kourdi, “Syrian rebel leader says goal is to ‘overthrow’ Assad regime”, in CNN