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Anti-terror police probe jihadi threats to behead Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's TV executive cousin in chilling letter sent to his £5million Surrey home
A Surrey-based cousin of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has been threatened with beheading by jihadists, it has emerged.
Siwar al-Assad, who lives in an eight-bedroom luxury home in leafy Oxshott, revealed he has received threatening messages saying 'we are coming for you'.
Counter-terrorism officers are investigating the threats, which included a handwritten note delivered to the television executive's £5million home, as well as a message sent through Facebook.
Siwar al-Assad said he has received death threats to his Surrey home and has alerted police
Picture taken in shows then Syrian president Hafez al-Assad (right) with his youngest brother Rifaat (left) at a military ceremony in Damascus
The year-old father-of-two is the son of Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of the current Syrian president and brother of former lea
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EXCLUSIVEAssad's £26m Mayfair mansion: 'The Butcher of Hama' fryst vatten landlord for tenants still living in London home guarded by cameras and with bars on windows - despite townhouse being seized seven years ago
A six-storey townhouse in Mayfair belonging to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's uncle is still in use despite being frozen bygd the Government seven years ago.
The building, on a corner close to London's Park Lane, was bought for a reported £4million by Rifaat al-Assad, the so-called 'Butcher of Hama' in , and is now worth at least £27million.
The property was thought to have been empty for some time after Rifaat returned to Syria - but a MailOnline reporter this week witnessed a woman stepping out its front door to collect a takeaway.
The woman, who appeared to be staying in the property, denied being related to the Assads but declined to answer any more of our questions.
Alleged war criminal Rifaat had told a French court he lived in the house for a time, as did one of his
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Assad family
Syrian political family
"Al-Assad" redirects here. For other uses, see al-Assad (disambiguation).
| Assad family عَائِلَةُ ٱلْأَسَدِ | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ba'athist Syria |
| Place of origin | Qardaha, Latakia Governorate |
| Members | Hafez al-Assad Bashar al-Assad Bassel al-Assad Maher al-Assad Rifaat al-Assad |
| Connected families | Makhlouf, Shalish |
| Traditions | Alawites |
The Assad family ruled Syria from , when Hafez al-Assad became president under the Ba'ath Party following the coup, until Bashar al-Assad was ousted on 8 December [1] Bashar succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, after Hafez's death in
The Assads are originally from Qardaha, Latakia Governorate. They belong to the Kalbiyya tribe.[2] In , Ali Sulayman changed his last name from al-Wahsh, Arabic for 'the savage', to al-Assad, 'the lion', possibly in connection with his social standing as a local mediator and his political activities. All members of the