| The Saudis hope the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad will deal a body blow to Iran and Hezbollah. |
| Soleimani has been advising President Bashar al-Assad in neighboring Syria and helping in the fight against Sunni rebels there. |
| Bashar al-Assad favored the adoption of Western-promoted neoliberalism and economic liberalization. |
| To most of the world, Bashar al-Assad is a brutal dictator, responsible for the slaughter of 100,000 or more. |
| And President Bashar al-Assad, no doubt, sees that his coterie of regional despots is thinning out. |
| But Bashar did not last much longer and became another victim of Paul Collingwood's sharp fielding in the covers. |
