Tag: Assad
One year ago today, Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule came to an end, bringing a close to 13 years of brutal civil war. On 8 December 2024, Assad stepped down as…
Jeremy BowenInternational Editor BBC A year ago, the war that President Bashar al-Assad seemed to have won was turned upside down. A rebel force had broken out of Idlib, a…