Unraveling the Geopolitical Game Playing Out in Syria
The New Indian Express Belagavi|December 29, 2024
HEN news broke on December 8 on the sudden collapse of Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime, even veteran West Asian watchers were aghast. For, Assad's abdication came barely 12 days after a motley mix of rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched an offensive against the powerful autocrat.
T K Vineeth @ Kochi

HEN news broke on December 8 on the sudden collapse of Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime, even veteran West Asian watchers were aghast. For, Assad's abdication came barely 12 days after a motley mix of rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched an offensive against the powerful autocrat. Assad, who ruled the country with an iron fist for 24 years, was hitherto considered invincible. The last time he faced a real threat of being toppled was in 2011 at the height of 'Arab Spring'—a series of pro-democracy uprisings against autocratic Muslim regimes in West Asian and north African regions.

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