VIDEO: Hafez Al-Assad’s tomb burned in Qardaha

The tomb of the late Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad, father of ousted President Bashar Al-Assad, was set on fire in his hometown of Qardaha, located in the coastal Latakia province.

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

The act stems from years of frustration with the 54 years of the Assad family's rule, fueled by years of conflict, economic hardship, and a lack of political freedom.