Racy Photos of Assad Discovered After His Fall Spark Ridicule
A man shows old pictures of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad, as people search for belongings in the ransacked residence of Bashar Assad, in Damascus.
Photographer: Ghaith Alsayed/AP Photo
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BEIRUT (AP) — Personal photos of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad have surfaced from his abandoned residences, sparking ridicule among Syrians who until days ago were persecuted for criticizing his carefully crafted public image.
The intimate and candid photos, reportedly discovered in albums from Assad’s mansions in the hills of Damascus and Aleppo, offer a stark contrast to the polished, glamorous image that Assad and his father projected as they led Syria for half a century.