TNPSC Thervupettagam

End of Assad rule in Syria

December 13 , 2024 12 hrs 0 min 23 0
  • Rebels in Syria seized control of the capital, Damascus and proclaimed the end of President Bashar al-Assad's decades-long rule.
  • Under his rule, country became a critical ally of Iran, remaining hostile toward Israel and the United States.
  • Assad’s dismissal would end his 24-year iron rule and the 54-year Assad family reign.
  • The Syrian war has killed nearly half a million people and displaced half the country’s pre-war population of 23 million.

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