ICYMI: After More Than Five Decades, Syria No Longer Under Authoritarian Rule

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🗓️ 9 December 2024

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On Sunday, Syrian rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) made its final march on the Syrian capital of Damascus. The rebels had already claimed the major cities of Aleppo, Hama and Homs.

In a matter of hours and with little violence, Syrian government forces abandoned their posts and HTS claimed victory. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country and has been granted asylum in Russia.

After more than five decades, Syria is no longer under the rule of the Assad dynasty. And the region is transformed forever.

But as people rejoice across Syria – what's left is immense uncertainty about the future of the country's government and its place in the region.

We get to the latest and look to the future for both Syria and the Middle East.

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0:29.2	And this is, in case you missed it, where we bring you some of the week's most important
0:33.2	conversations you might have missed. On Sunday, the Islamist group Hayat Tarir Asham, also known as
0:39.9	HTS, made their final lightning march to the capital Damascus. They'd already claimed the major
0:45.7	cities of Aleppo, Hama, and Holmes. And in a matter of hours, with little violence,
0:50.7	Syrian government forces abandoned their posts and the rebels claimed victory.
0:55.3	President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country.
0:58.3	Here are the rebels announcing victory on Syrian state TV.
1:02.9	With the help of God, the city of Damascus was liberated and the regime of the tyrant Bashar al-Assad was toppled.
1:10.7	All prisoners from the prisons of the regimerant Bashar al-Assad was toppled. All prisoners from the
1:11.9	presence of the regime were liberated. The operation center of Fatay-Demash asks all brothers,
1:19.7	fighters and citizens to preserve all the belongings of the Syrian state. Long live free Syria.
1:28.7	After more than five decades, Syria is no longer under the rule of the Assad dynasty,
1:34.2	and the region is transformed forever.
1:36.3	We get into the latest after the break and discuss the uncertainty
1:39.4	around the future of the country's government and its place in the region.
1:43.1	Stay with us. We've got a lot to get
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