Bashar Al-Assad

Everyone these days seems to talking about syria. From what I understand Al-Assad is the current president of Syria who is using chemical warfare on civilians who dislike his presidency, or terrorists. Al-Assad must be a common name as it reminds me of the modern warfare Khaled Al-Assad who was the fantasy president of  Russia. Besides their appearance both presidents seem identical in their policy-making. Call of Duty always seems to give a keen incite of modern events.