Syria's Assad prays at Damascus mosque
Syrian President Bashar Assad prayed at a mosque in the capital Damascus on Sunday, state television reported, the latest of several recent public appearances.
Assad, dressed in a dark suit and sitting in the front row, joined men praying at Al-Afram mosque to celebrate the Prophet Mohammad's birthday, according to the footage broadcast.
After Sunday's prayers, Assad shook hands and embraced clerics and other worshippers at the mosque, the footage showed. He prayed at the same mosque last year for the celebration, according to Syrian media reports.
He has made only occasional public appearances since Syria's uprising erupted in 2011 and spiralled into a civil war.
