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. Components of the palace have 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. (Picture by Ali Haj Suleiman/Getty Pictures)
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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. Components of the palace have 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. (Picture by Ali Haj Suleiman/Getty Pictures)
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The brutal regime of Bashar al Assad fell over the weekend with dizzying pace. Syrians inside the nation and around the globe burst into celebration.
Now, the insurgent group Hay’at Tahrir al Sham, or HTS has to control. They’re designated a terrorist group by the US.
And a few fear that HTS may slide into it is personal sort of autocratic regime.
That worry isn’t unfounded. Throughout the Center 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 at present?
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