One Year Later: What Really Happened to Syria After Assad Fell?

2025-12-30

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Send us a textOne year ago, Syria changed forever. In this episode, we sit down with a leading expert on Syria to break down what has REALLY happened in the 12 months since rebel forces ousted former president Bashar al-Assad. Has life on the ground actually improved, or has a new kind of chaos replaced the old regime?Our Guests for this show were Abdulhamid Albazo and Abdulaziz Alawer. We look beyond the headlines and ask: - Who is actually in charge in Syria today? - How are ordinary Syrians living under the new reb...

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One year ago, Syria changed forever.

In this episode, we sit down with a leading expert on Syria to break down what has REALLY happened in the 12 months since rebel forces ousted former president Bashar al-Assad. Has life on the ground actually improved, or has a new kind of chaos replaced the old regime?

Our Guests for this show were Abdulhamid Albazo and Abdulaziz Alawer.

We look beyond the headlines and ask:

- Who is actually in charge in Syria today?

- How are ordinary Syrians living under the new rebel-led government?

- What happened to Assad loyalists, minorities, and former regime figures?

- Is Syria safer now, or just differently dangerous?

- How are the US, Russia, Iran, and neighboring countries responding?

- What does all of this mean for the future of the Middle East?

Our guest brings on-the-ground knowledge, policy insight, and years of research on:

- Rebel governance and security

- The return (or non-return) of refugees

- Sectarian tensions and ISIS remnants