Assad curse

English Alternative forms en Assad must go curse Etymology According to Know Your Meme, the curse was first mentioned in a tweet posted by @iadtawil on May 6, 2016.en 6 May 2016 iadtawil 728469345467248640 https://web.archive.org/web/20230813205504/https://twitter.com/iadtawil/status/728469345467248640 1Assad Must Go https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/assad-must-go Assad remained in power during the Syrian civil war Syrian Civil War from 2011 until late 2024, when he was overthrown. Proper noun 1 en Internet slang humorous historical A supposed curse causing anyone who criticizes Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to have their criticism backfire on them; especially, that a politician who says "Assad must go" will themselves be removed from power. en 27 December 2018 walid970721 1078276764143620096 https://web.archive.org/web/20230813211357/https://twitter.com/walid970721/status/1078276764143620096 13 August 2023 Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir has just been replaced by Ibrahim Assaf. Jubeir over the last 7 years repeated the Assad Must Go mantra in almost every interview he gave. The Assad curse finally caught up with him 😂 en Eric van de Beek Assad curse strikes again: Dutch official embarrassed w:The Frontier Post https://web.archive.org/web/20230717021901/https://thefrontierpost.com/assad-curse-strikes-again-dutch-official-embarrassed/ 2020 In 2017 Dutch Bert Koenders joined the club. Only one year after he had called upon the International Criminal Court (ICC) to put Assad on trial, his party, PvdA, dramatically lost the national elections, which forced him to resign as minister of Foreign Affairs and made him the laughing stock of Assad curse jokers on social media. en 1 June 2021 doucheshanemec24 SyrianCirclejerkWar np0j3j h06a455 There is no stopping the Curse https://web.archive.org/web/20230813211357/https://www.reddit.com/r/SyrianCirclejerkWar/comments/np0j3j/there_is_no_stopping_the_curse/h06a455/ 13 August 2023 Now israel? Damn the Assad curse knew no limit In response to a meme about Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu being ousted from power. en 18 March 2023 RWApodcast 1637065076308955137 https://web.archive.org/web/20231024233330/https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1637065076308955137 24 October 2023 Zelensky has apparently imposed personal sanctions against Bashar Assad. Tempting the Assad curse, huh... References Further reading Assad Curse en Syria Nationalism en eponyms