Al-Rawda Square ( ar, ساحة الروضة /

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: ''sāḥat ar-Rawḍah'') is a square in north-west Damascus. The square is the location of the National Security Building, where the

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Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law were assassinated On July 18, 2012 during the Syrian civil war.

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