New York TimesDriving With Assad: Syria's President Tours a Destroyed SuburbNew York TimesBEIRUT, Lebanon — In the video, he's a soft-spoken man in a blue suit and reflective sunglasses piloting his silver Honda through a traffic circle. The driver happens to be President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, and he is taking viewers on a leisurely ...Damascus sees some Ghouta rebels accepting deals soonReutersVideos show an assured Assad driving himself to Syria battleWashington PostCNN 10 - March 20, 2018CNNU.S.