A New Syria Struggles to be Born
A year after the fall of the Assad regime, Syria’s new government confronts domestic challenges and geopolitical hazards.
Syrians could hardly contain their excitement. Rather than wait for the anniversary of Bashar al-Assad’s ousting on 8 December 2024, festivities erupted across the country from as early as 27 November, the date which marked the start of operation ‘Deterrence of Aggression’. With its success, more than half a century of dynastic rule came to an end and, with it, the region’s last Baathist redoubt.
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