: Bashar al-Assad meets Queen Elizabeth II back in 2002

Assad's £26m Mayfair mansion: 'The Butcher of Hama' is landlord for tenants still living in London home guarded by cameras and with bars on windows - despite townhouse being seized seven years ago

Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad met with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in December 2002, accompanied by his wife Asama.