December 11, 2024
Syria: What Happened and What Comes Next
After more than a decade of civil war involving major interventions from foreign powers, over the past week a rebel alliance incredibly rapidly gained control of city after city and ultimately forced the stunning downfall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. While much of the Syrian population is jubilant at the fall of a hated despot and Assad has fled to Moscow, the rest of the world is left to ponder what comes next in this fragile region. The rebel alliance that has claimed victory includes self-proclaimed pro-democracy fighters as well as designated foreign terrorist groups, adding to the uncertainty for the future of Syria. Join Richard Fontaine, Marie Harf, Michael C. Horowitz, and Brendan O’Leary for this timely virtual discussion of what happened in Syria and what comes next.
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