The bloody, corrupt history of the Assad regime toppled by rebel forces - explainer
The future of a country devastated by 14 years of civil war and 54 years of dictatorship now remains to be seen.
A Syrian anti government fighter shoots against a large banner bearing a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, hanging on the facade of a municipal building in the west-central city of Hama on December 5, 2024.(photo credit: BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images)Updated: 
