Implications Of Fall Of Assad Regime

The fifty-four-year rule of the Assad dynasty collapsed dramatically as the rebels, led by Abut Mohammed al-Jolani of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), marched towards Damascus on December 8, 2024. Historical evidences illustrate that no rule built on violence, repression, and oppression can endure indefinitely, as exemplified by the regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, and Saddam Hussein. These formidable regimes collapsed under the weight of internal and external pressures. The Assad dynasty is no exception, as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, marking the end of one of the Middle East's longest-standing autocratic regimes.