After decades of brutal dictatorship in Syria, the regime of Bashar al-Assad fell in a matter of days. WSJ’s Yaroslav Trofimov reports on the rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani and how regional players are responding to political change in Syria.
Further Listening:
- What the Ceasefire in Lebanon Means for the Middle East
- Ten Days That Shifted Power in Syria
Further Reading:
- The 11-Day Blitz by Syrian Rebels That Ended 50 Years of Assad Rule
- Assad’s Downfall Marks a New Realignment in the Middle East
- How a Syrian Rebel Went From an American Jail to Seizing Aleppo
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