{"id":1128,"date":"2023-09-18T21:59:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T21:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2023-09-22T16:26:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:26:25","slug":"a-member-of-the-assad-family-accused-of-violent-retaliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/09\/18\/a-member-of-the-assad-family-accused-of-violent-retaliation\/","title":{"rendered":"A Member of the Assad Family Accused of Violent Retaliation “video”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watan<\/em> – Latakia, a coastal city in Syria, has become the epicenter of a disturbing controversy that underscores the unchecked power of the country’s ruling elite. A seemingly minor traffic disagreement has spiraled into a violent episode, with a member of President Bashar al-Assad<\/a>‘s family at its heart.<\/p>\n

According to local sources, the initial dispute involved Ali al-Assad, a cousin of the Syrian president, and a young man identified as Hamza S. The disagreement took a dark turn when Hassan Tawfiq al-Assad, another of Bashar’s cousins, and his father allegedly retaliated. They are accused of not only burning down Hamza’s house but also assaulting his mother, Rima Haddad, a respected figure in the community and the manager of Latakia’s “Savings” bank. Eyewitnesses recounted the harrowing scene where Haddad was reportedly struck on the head with the butt of a firearm.<\/p>\n