Following a rapid rebel offensive, the Assad family’s five-decade rule in Syria has ended.

In 2016, SBS reporter Luke Waters sat down with Syrian president Bashir al-Assad for an exclusive one-on-one interview and pressed him on widespread human rights violations documented by international organisations. Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel at the link:

Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel

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