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Syria after Hafiz al-Asad (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date June 27, 2000
Report Number RS20599
Report Type Report
Authors Alfred B. Prados and Joshua Ruebner, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Dr. Bashar al-Asad seems poised to succeed his father, the late President Hafiz al-Asad, following the latter's death from a heart attach on June 10, 2000; however, Bashar is untested and may face challenges from other leading figures or dissidents. No major changes in Syria's position on peace talks with Israel or relations with the United States seem likely while the successor regime consolidates its control.