Thursday, August 1, 2013

Syrian President Assad Opens His Own Instagram Account But Has No Pictures Of The Civil War

It's what all the cool kids are using... The Instagram home page of the Syrian Presidency

Assad's Instagram Charm Offensive: Syrian Dictator's Page Features Smiling Children And Cheering Crowds (With No Civil War In Sight) -- Daily Mail

* Pictures show al-Assad smiling and greeting jubilant supporters
* They are a stark contrast to the grim scenes arising from savage civil war
* Human rights group said they show Assad's 'love me or I'll kill you' strategy

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has taken the time to post pictures of his wife and smiling schoolchildren online, despite the bloody civil war that is tearing his country apart.

The pictures of a grinning and waving al-Assad, his British-born wife Asma and jubilant youngsters appeared on his Instagram account, enraging human rights groups.

The President's pictures were posted a short time after another batch of photos showing the harrowing state of obliterated cities like Homs was released.

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More News On Syrian President Assad's Instagram Account

Assad’s alternate universe: Syrian president joins Instagram, manages to erase almost all traces of civil war -- National Post
Syria's president is all smiles on his new Instagram account -- CNN
Syria's Assad on Instagram offensive -- FOX News/AFP
Latest platform for Syria's president: Instagram -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
State Dept. on Assad Instagram: #Despicable -- ABC News
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad joins Instagram -- The Telegraph
US denounces Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's Instagram site: 'repulsive' -- ABC News (Australia)

WNU Editor: Syrian President Assad's Instagram account is here.

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