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It's our right to defend our country against any kind of invasion.

Bashar al-Assad

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Bashar al-Assad
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 11
Military Leader
Ophthalmologist
President Of Syria
Statesperson
Sham city
Assad
Defend
Country
Right
Kind
Invasion

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