In the mid-1990s, she married Asef Shawkat. Bushra has also had a strained relationship with Bashar's wife, Asma. According to former Syrian diplomat Mohammed Daoud, Bushra long prevented Asma ...

Often called "a dictator without a dictator," his power relied not just on his leadership, but on the unyielding support of his "inner circle", his closest family members - his brother Maher, a fiery ...