Asma al-Assad, 49, her husband and three children ... Fashion bible Vogue called her the “Desert Rose.” But her reputation crumbled when she stood by her husband’s side as he cracked down ...

The Assad family has not commented on these allegations, while the Kremlin has denied them. In 2011, American Vogue published an interview with Asma. It described her as “a rose in the desert ...

Asma al-Assad was born to Syrian parents but grew up in London before moving to Syria in 2000, the same year Bashar al-Assad became president. Dubbed the "Rose in the Desert" by Vogue in 2011 ...

After filing for divorce, the wife of dictator Assad, Asma al-Assad ... who was formerly referred to as the "Rose of the Desert" for her grace and charisma. Asma is dying, according to a family ...