Assad Must Go, also known as the Assad Curse, refers to a four-panel, exploitable meme template that uses an image of Syrian dictator and President Bashar al-Assad and another interchangeable political figure who chants, "Assad Must Go."

Dec 8, 2024 · The Assad Must Go meme is a four-panel template that shows a hypothetical conversation between Syria's Bashar al-Assad and other world leaders. In the first two panels, the opponent states, "Assad must go," and Assad retorts, "Who must go?"

Dec 9, 2024 · According to Know Your Meme, a comic later emerged showing any individual declaring “Assad must go” followed by a photo of Bashar with his finger on his ear, then the first person leaving...

Feb 14, 2025 · the Assad curse (Internet slang, humorous) 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.

Mar 24, 2013 · President Obama said Syrian President Bashar al Assad has lost his legitimacy and “must go,” during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 20.

Aug 18, 2011 · President Obama and European leaders called Thursday for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to resign, after months of his violent crackdown on protesters. The rhetorical …

Apr 1, 2012 · "We think Assad must go," Clinton told ABC today after attending the one-day Friends of the Syrian People conference in Istanbul. "The sooner the better for everyone concerned." But she added that the process must be multi-pronged.

Sep 28, 2015 · US President Barack Obama says the United States is willing to work with Russia and Iran to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. Addressing the United Nations General assembly,...

Dec 12, 2024 · When the Syrian civil war broke out in the last decade, a number of Western leaders demanded Bashar al-Assad's resignation. Though Assad clung on for 13 years, most of his Western critics eventually lost power. Netizens dubbed this trend the "Assad must go" curse. After all these years, did the curse boomerang on Assad?

Dec 27, 2017 · BEIRUT, Lebanon — Turkey’s leader denounced President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Wednesday as a terrorist mass murderer with no place in that country’s postwar future, scrapping a softened...