A torn portrait of Bashir al-Assad, that seems to have been organized, is seen contained in the Presidential Palace on December 10, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. Parts of the palace had been ransacked in current days as insurgent forces in Syria seized the capital from longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who fled the nation to Russia. (Photo by Ali Haj Suleiman/Getty Images)
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A torn portrait of Bashir al-Assad, that seems to have been organized, is seen contained in the Presidential Palace on December 10, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. Parts of the palace had been ransacked in current days as insurgent forces in Syria seized the capital from longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who fled the nation to Russia. (Photo by Ali Haj Suleiman/Getty Images)
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The brutal regime of Bashar al Assad fell over the weekend with dizzying velocity. Syrians inside the nation and around the globe burst into celebration.
Now, the insurgent group Hay’at Tahrir al Sham, or HTS has to manipulate. They are designated a terrorist group by the US.
And some fear that HTS may slide into it is personal sort of autocratic regime.
That worry is just not unfounded. Across the Middle East and North Africa, many revolutions have overthrown autocrats, just for these nations to descend again into chaos or a extra oppressive rule.
The Syrian revolution started amid a wave of uprisings within the area that led to new, undemocratic regimes. Can Syria keep away from an analogous destiny immediately?
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This episode was produced by Marc Rivers and Michael Levitt, with extra reporting from Rob Schmitz and Juana Summers.
It was edited by Courtney Dorning and Justine Kenin.
Our government producer is Sami Yenigun.
