Key Highlights
- Bashar al-Assad's regime fell on December 8, 2024.
- The fall of Assad marked the end of a 13-year civil war in Syria.
- The interim government has promised to protect all citizens, but sectarian violence persists.
- Hundreds from Alawite and Druze minorities have been killed in recent attacks.
- The political shift is considered one of the most significant in the Middle East in decades.
