Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad launched an official Instagram account earlier this month, marking his latest efforts to control the propaganda war being waged in parallel with bloody civil conflict. The Assad regime published its first photo to the account on July 24th and has since posted 68 others. The longtime president already has a presence on both Facebook and Twitter, and at the time of this writing, has garnered more than 3,000 followers on Instagram.
As the Washington Post reports, many of Assad's Instagram photos appear to be re-posts from his Facebook and Twitter accounts, and they all cast him in a favorable light. In one shot, a smiling Assad is surrounded by a throng of supporters. In another, he's seen shaking...
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