Bashar al-Assad’s regime has fallen in Syria. How will this impact an already fractured region?
- Written by Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
The swift and unexpected fall of the Syrian capital, Damascus, to Sunni opposition forces marks a pivotal moment in the modern history of the Middle East.
Bashar al-Assad’s regime had withstood more than a decade of uprisings, civil war and international sanctions since the onset of widespread protests in 2011. Yet, it collapsed in a...
