The news that caught the attention of La Loupe of the week is the end of the dictatorial regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. A political upheaval that completely reshuffles the cards in the Middle East. Who are the winners and losers of this upheaval in Syria? The answer in this episode, with Charlotte Lalanne, journalist in the World department of L’Express.
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Charlotte Baris: Sunday December 8, 2024, after thirteen years of civil war, more than 500,000 deaths and 12 million displaced people, the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad in Syria collapsed. In just 10 days, the Islamist group HTC – Hayat Tahrir al-Sham – seized the country’s largest cities, reaching the capital Damascus. And while its members seized power, President Assad fled towards Russia.
Faced with jubilant Syrians, the HTC, previously close to Al-Qaeda, assures that it has turned away from international terrorism and promises a transition of institutions. But the fall of the Assad dynasty is not an upheaval only for Syria. The entire region is entering a new era…
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