The Dictator Files: Bashar al-Assad - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Assad is the president of what country? Syria
99%
He's been president since what year? 2000
90%
Who was president before him? Hafez al-Assad
77%
This conflict started during what regional movement? Arab Spring
68%
This didn't work for Assad, and instead allowed what group to form? ISIS
67%
Assad is the Secretary-General of what party? Ba'ath
64%
During the Iraq War, Assad allied his country with whom? NATO
63%
Prior to entering politics, Assad studied to become a what? Doctor (Ophthalmologist)
59%
Assad belongs to what ethnic group? Alawite
55%
In 2015, who announced his support for Assad in the war, thus changing the path of the war significantly? Vladimir Putin
50%
From 2013 to 2018, Assad used what against insurgents? Chemical Weapons
48%
Assad has been a focus of international attention since the start of what in 2011? Syrian Civil War
46%
Although his military is currently fighting jihadists in Syria, Assad was accused of training what jihadist group to fight in the Iraq war? Al-Qaeda
45%
What American extremist group has come out in support for Assad? KKK
23%
In 2005, Assad was charged with the assassination of what former Lebanese PM? Rafic Hariri
20%
Assad tried to destroy insurgents "from the inside out" by releasing whom from prison, knowing that they'd join forces with the insurgents? Jihadists
13%
Throughout the war, Assad's military has used what weapon against insurgents in civilian areas? Barrel Bombs
10%
During the war, how many people are estimated to have been displaced? 15 million
7%
Assad's wife is whom? Asma Akhras
7%
Assad's secret police, loyal to his family specifically, are called what? Mukharabat
6%
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