Syria – what you need to know
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2024
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Assad and his family have reportedly fled to Moscow under the protection of his long-term ally President Putin, ending a 13-year civil war that’s believed to have killed over 350,000 people.
Sky’s defence analyst Prof Michael Clarke joins host Niall Paterson to explain how a mild-mannered doctor became one of the world’s deadliest dictators, and how a rebel force swept him and his Russian-backed army away in less than a week.
Podcast Producer: Alex Bishop
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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