The Assad family, members of the sect, ruled Syria for over half a century until Bashar was ousted in December by Sunni Islamist militants who sought to reshape the country’s political and sectarian order.
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Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
Hamas militants killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
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