Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad Faces Most Serious Unrest of His Tenure By: Leila Fadel | The Washington Post

Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad Faces Most Serious Unrest of His Tenure

By: Leila Fadel | The Washington Post

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was facing the most serious unrest of his 11-year tenure Thursday as anti-government protests in a southwestern city threatened to escalate after a deadly crackdown.