Writing on social media, one person captioned it: ‘A picture found in the palace of the idiot and criminal Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo.’ Another picture shows a young Assad in nothing but white pants and a vest, clearly posing for the camera as he leans against a kitchen counter and turns his head. Other eerie images show him in a khaki hunter costume with a gun and fur accessory, standing alongside friends who are dressed as a cowboy and a soldier. Wearing blackface, he stands alongside two other men who are dressed in culturally inappropriate costume.
