Assad Assured Another Term as Syrians Vote Amid Civil War
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Syrians in government-controlled areas went to the polls in an election that’s set to give President Bashar al-Assad new impetus to suppress rebels fighting against him in a three-year civil war.
Voting ended at midnight, the official news agency SANA said early today, citing the head of the election committee, Hisham al-Shaar. It was extended for five hours because of a “remarkably heavy turnout,” SANA said.