He fell out of favour with his brother Hafez, Bashar al-Assad’s father, after a failed coup in the 1980s that led to his exile. Rifaat has four wives and is thought to still be married to all of them. Another son of Rifaat who has a different mother was granted indefinite leave to remain in 2014. Her two sons, now aged 22 and 37, were allowed to stay at about the same time. was made in 2012 at the height of the Syrian civil war and when Theresa May was home secretary. The decision to give his 63-year-old fourth wife indefinite leave to remain in the U.K. According to recent reports he faces corruption charges in France. Getting to the promised land : Black America and the unfinished work of the civil rights movement / 'Pointing to the stories of Nehemiah, Daniel, Solomon, and other biblical leaders for guidance on how to rebuild Black America, Kevin W. Rifaat, 80, is the uncle of Bashar al-Assad and owns hundreds of properties in France, Spain and the U.K., many of which have now been seized. The woman and her two sons are the wife and children of Rifaat al-Assad, dubbed the “Butcher of Hama,” who earned his nickname after allegedly ordering the killing of up to 40,000 Syrians in 1982. Her two grown-up children - first cousins of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president - were also allowed to stay.
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