She battled breast cancer in 2019 and after one year of treatment, she declared herself cancer free. The former first lady, who holds dual British-Syrian citizenship, was born in London in 1975 to Syrian parents. She married Bashar al-Assad in December 2000. The couple have three children, Hafiz, Zain and Kareem.
Asma al-Assad, wife of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is suffering from leukemia, a cancer of the bone marrow and blood. Reports suggest he has a 50 percent chance of survival. Syria’s former first lady Asma has been isolated to reduce the risk of infection while she receives treatment, the Telegraph reports. Earlier, she had battled breast cancer in 2019 and after one year of treatment, she declared herself cancer free. The former first lady, who holds dual British-Syrian citizenship, was born in London in 1975 to Syrian parents. She married Bashar al-Assad in December 2000. The couple have three children, Hafiz, Zain and Kareem.
Earlier too, there were reports that Asma wanted a divorce from the former President and wanted to leave Russia. However, the Kremlin denied the media reports, saying they did not correspond to reality. After the fall of Assad’s government in Syria, Russia gave asylum to Bashar al-Assad along with his wife Asma. In his first comments since being ousted, Assad said he had no plans to leave the country. However, Russian forces evacuated him after an attack on his base in western Syria.
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