How did Syria present the war of liberating Iraq?
The Syrian regime supported Saddam’s regime to the extreme of presenting the ex-Iraqi Information Minister ‘Sahhaf’ as the formal reliable media source for the war. The Syrian Baath media showed Saddam’s regime victorious and relayed on Sahaf’s speeches. When Baghdad fell to the Coalition forces, the Syrian regime was shocked and restricted its media from presenting any news related to Saddam’s defeat for a while. Syrian citizens knew about the liberation of Iraqis later from outside media sources. Not a single scene showing people destroying Saddam statues was allowed in Syrian media; Syria hold more statues for its dictator than Iraq held for Saddam.
