What’s next for Syria after collapse of Assad regime?
A Syrian opposition fighter takes pictures for citizens, who carry the revolutionary flag, as they are celebrating during the second day of the take over of the city by the insurgents in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. AP Photo/Hussein Malla
A historic revolution has taken place in Syria this past week as rebel forces captured major cities in the country, including the capital Damascus, leading to the fall of Bashar Al-Assad's regime. The Assad family fled to Russia, ending more than 50 years of a dictatorship.
An Illinos-based Syrian-American journalist and a Middle East affairs expert discuss concerns as a new government takes power in the country as well as hopes for the future.
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Laila Hussein Moustafa
Associate Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the Illinois Global Institute
Dalal Orfali
Independent Syrian-American journalist/podcast producer