From World War One Syria became a battleground between competing foreign powers due to its strategic location at the heart of the Middle East. Controlling Syria would give any foreign power a base to expand into the broader region. This is why foreign powers have for long competed for the strategic country and this is why Syria has faced numerous foreign supported coups, and a number of regimes have been supported and propped up by foreign powers.
On the 8th December 2024 Bashar al-Assad boarded a Russian bound plane as rebel forces overran Damascus. After 13 years of civil war and 5 decades of brutal rule, the house of al-Assad had come to an inglorious end, bringing an end to another regime in the countries tumultuous history.
In this deep dive we look at the endless battle for Syria
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