Tomb of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's father set on fire in Syrian hometown
Tomb of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's father set on fire in Syrian hometown

Rebel fighters joyously observe as the tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's father Hafez burns in his hometown of Qardaha.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor told AFP the rebels had set fire to the mausoleum, located in the Latakia heartland of Assad's Alawite community.