Historical clue formulations

• Comparatively low — 2024-09-29
• Syrian strongman — 2023-05-25
• Al-___, family of Syrian leaders — 2022-08-28
• Syria's Bashar al-___ — 2022-06-22
• Putin ally in the Mideast — 2020-04-09
• Syrian strongman — 2020-01-05
• Syria's Bashar al-___ — 2019-12-25
• Longtime Syrian leader — 2019-03-13
• Longtime Syrian strongman — 2018-01-17
• Syria's Bashar al-___ — 2017-10-25
• Syria's Bashar al-___ — 2017-06-04
• Putin ally — 2017-05-21
• Syrian strongman — 2017-03-08
• Longtime Syrian strongman — 2015-11-30
• Syrian V.I.P. — 2015-06-04
• Longtime Syrian strongman — 2015-03-02
• He began his third presidential term in 2014 — 2015-01-31
• Syrian strongman — 2014-10-14
• Mideast political dynasty name — 2012-12-07
• Mideast strongman — 2012-10-14
• President who won 97.6% of the vote in 2007 — 2012-09-08
• Either of two Syrian presidents — 2012-08-22
• Syrian strongman — 2012-05-24
• Name of father-and-son world leaders — 2011-11-12
• Syrian president — 2010-10-10
• Syrian president Bashar al-___ — 2008-06-18
• Longtime Mideast leader — 2007-12-06
• Damascus V.I.P. — 2007-09-14
• Syrian president — 2007-03-11
• Syrian leader — 2007-02-08
• Syrian leader — 2007-01-28
• Syrian president — 2006-02-28
• Leader of a 1970 military coup — 2006-01-21
• Longtime Syrian president — 2006-01-01
• Mideast leader — 2005-03-26
• Syrian president — 2004-09-05
• Syrian leader — 2004-05-19
• Syrian leader — 2003-12-19
• Syrian president — 2003-04-13
• Syrian president Bashar al-___ — 2003-03-31
• Bashar of Syria — 2002-09-29
• Syria's Bashar al-___ — 2002-07-05
• Syrian president Bashar al-___ — 2002-03-26
• 1970 military coup leader — 2000-09-16
• Syria's Hafez al-___ — 1997-06-16
• Mideast leader — 1995-08-12