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Jay Torres

From Corleone to Assad: the rise and fall of a dynasty

Syria's hereditary republic grew into a mafia-style family regime. The similarities between their 54-year rule and the fictional Corleone family in 'The Godfather' movies are more than skin-deep

Ibrahim Hamidi 17 August 2026
A composite image of Rifaat al-Assad and the new Syrian flag, with a destroyed statue of his brother Hafez al-Assad and a broken image of Bashar al-Assad after the fall of the regime on 8 December 2024.
 AFP / Al Majalla

Rifaat Assad's death in exile is justice denied

Bashar's uncle was a key figure in the Assad regime who oversaw the bloodiest massacre committed by an Arab state against its own people in history, earning him the title 'the Butcher of Hama'

Ibrahim Hamidi 29 January 2026
Al Majalla provides exclusive insight into a fraternal rivalry between Hafez and Rifaat that ended up with Hafez remaining Syrian president. Lina Jaradat

Inside the decades-long power struggle between the al-Assad brothers

Al Majalla provides exclusive insight into a fraternal rivalry between Hafez and Rifaat that ended up with Hafez remaining Syrian president.

Ibrahim Hamidi 18 January 2024
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