In Aleppo, a statue of one of Mr. al-Assad ... In Aleppo, children climb atop the horse that once carried Bassel al-Assad. Some scramble onto a concrete base that once held a bust of his father.

“Work began on the 12-foot, 2-ton sculpture when it was removed from its concrete base and taken to ... who made the renovation of the Iron Horse possible,” said Dean of Students Eric Atkinson.