( CNN ) -- Even without the looming threat of civil war in Syria , flirting with a Middle Eastern ruler is dangerous business . Not that the practice of extramarital affairs and illicit rendezvous is uncommon : Brutal autocrats from former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to erratic Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and their sons were rumored to have sexual encounters with numerous women during their reigns . A trove of recently leaked e-mails purportedly from embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad 's inbox appear to indicate several women brazenly flirting with the father of three , some while working for the regime . Chief among the women is U.S.-educated Hadeel al-Ali , who in one e-mail sent a photograph allegedly of herself in a skimpy bra and thong , with her derriÃ¨re facing the camera . In the cache of nearly 3,000 e-mails obtained by CNN , it does not appear al-Assad reciprocates her advances . Nonetheless , in one message the young woman features a photo of a young Bashar and the lines `` so cute , I miss youuuuuuu . '' Just two days after the U.N. published a damning report alleging that government forces committed crimes against humanity and killed more than 250 children , al-Ali wrote , `` let the world see that we all are your shabeeha even the tiny little generation believes in you and is ready to fight from now . '' The shabeeha are pro-regime militias or thugs accused of the worst atrocities and killings by the opposition . Syrian forces pound Homs neighborhood . On occasion , the schoolgirl crush takes a more serious tone as the 20-something political science graduate appears to relay public relations advice from Tehran . More than five pages of suggestions for the president include advice to use language like Hassan Nasrallah , the secretary-general of Hezbollah , and attack Israel as `` the real enemy . '' In New York , Sheherazad Jaafari , daughter of Syrian Ambassador to the U.N. Bashar Jaafari , provided advice on al-Assad 's public image abroad while occasionally sending overtly sexual notes calling the ruler `` handsome '' and `` cute . '' As regime forces shelled the flashpoint city of Homs in late January , Jaafari appears to plead for a meeting with the president : `` I am coming today . I will arrive there tomorrow . and i wan na see after tomorrow . I CANT wait . no excuses : D ... miss uuu please please please . '' Clinton urges al-Assad to heed Arab League . Among the few e-mail responses sent by al-Assad , it appears the isolated ruler is more preoccupied flirting with his British-born wife , Asma , than responding to adulation from other women . `` If we are strong together , we will overcome this together ... I love you ... '' al-Assad wrote his wife the day the Arab League suspended its monitoring mission in Syria because of a spike in violence . Days later , the 46-year-old ophthalmologist-turned-autocrat doodled an elaborate sketch of a large pink and red heart on an iPad and e-mailed it to his first lady . Asma , who boasts in one e-mail to a friend that she is the `` REAL dictator '' in her relationship , reciprocates the affection , once writing her husband a short poem . `` Sometimes at night , when I look to the sky , I start thinking of you and ask myself , why ? Why do I love you ? I think and smile , because I know the list could run on for miles . '' As the president 's inbox filled with schoolyard flirtation and adoration , the regime continued a bloody campaign that the opposition says has decimated entire towns and claimed thousands of lives .
Leaked messages reveal women 's affection for Syrian president . One sent a photograph allegedly showing herself in skimpy underwear . Score: 6