Rifaat al-Assad, Paramilitary Leader and ‘Butcher of Hama,’ Dies at 88

The brother and uncle of Syrian tyrants, he commanded a unit that killed up to 40,000 civilians in a 1982 uprising against his family’s rule.
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Rifaat al-Assad, former Syrian powerbroker, dies at 88

Assad, the brother of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and a central figure in the 1982 Hama crackdown, has died at 88 in the United Arab Emirates ...
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Rifaat al-Assad, once one of the most powerful person in Syria, dies

Rifaat al-Assad, the younger brother of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad who was once a very powerful figure in the ...

Syria's Rifaat al-Assad, known as 'Butcher of Hama', dies at 88: Sources

Assad, uncle of deposed Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad and dubbed the "Butcher of Hama" for suppressing an uprising in the ...

Rifaat Al-Assad, 'Butcher Of Hama' And Brother Of Ex Syria President Dies

Rifaat al-Assad, the brother of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad known by critics as the "butcher of Hama" for ...

Former Syrian Vice President Rifaat Al-Assad, known as ‘Butcher of Hama,’ passes away at 88

Rifaat al-Assad lived in exile in Europe for nearly 40 years and only returned to Syria in 2021 to avoid being arrested in France on charges of embezzlement.