Syria Civil War History: How Bashar al-Assad Fell and What Happened Next
On the morning of December 8, 2024, 63-year-old Syrian writer Bashar Barhoum woke up inside a prison in Damascus believing he was about to die. He had spent seven months behind bars and, according to reports at the time, was expecting to be executed that very day. Barhoum had been a supporter of Bashar al-Assad,…