Al-Assad is President of the Syrian Arab Republic. Since 2011, the civil war between the regime and an assortment of groups (loosely gathered under the umbrella of the Free Syrian Army) has resulted in approximately 580,000 people being killed, seven million displaced internally, and about seven million having fled the country in a humanitarian crisis which continues to have a destabilizing influence on neighbouring countries. In May 2021, Al-Assad won a fourth term in office with 95.1% of the votes. He attended the Arab League summit in Jeddah in May 2023 after a 12-year ban, showing that he has reestablished relations with most Arab countries. In June 2024, the Paris appeals court determined that the international arrest warrant issued by France against Al-Assad for alleged complicity in war crimes during the Syrian War remains valid.