The fall of Syria’s dictator The EconomistWho is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with an iron fist for more than 50 years? CNNFall Of Assads: How An Alawite Family Ruled Over A Sunni Nation For Decades NDTVAssad’s fall followed years of bloodshed and division ReutersSyria: The unthinkable has happened – what next? BBC.com
