@cnn: Aston Martins, Lamborghinis and Ferraris line the parking lot and, outside this carpark, more parking lots were filled with dozens of armored cars. CNN's Clarissa Ward got a first-hand look at the luxurious life the Assad family lived while touring the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's palace, taken over by rebel forces after the former president fled to Russia. Assad ruled for quite some years, his father for decades before. The cars have come to symbolize corruption and greed, as they put on display the lavish lifestyle Assad lived while many Syrians struggled to put food on the table. #cnn #news #syria #assad #luxury #Lifestyle