Bashar al-Assad
From Assad’s Palace Perched on Mount Mezzeh, He Could See East Ghouta, a Sprawling Suburb of Multistory Apartment Buildings, and a Slum Which More than a Million Sunni Arabs Called Home
![Jamal Maarouf: “When Daesh [ISIS] stood as a firm stumbling block before us and prevented us from continuing the fight against Bashar’s army, we had to fight it and expel it from Idlib and its countryside, Hama countryside, Jabal al-Turkoman [in Latakia] and Aleppo countryside.” Above: Aleppo, Syria, March 12, 2016. Military convoys of the Syrian opposition forces head to fight ISIS.](https://cdn-mef.meforum.org/dims4/default/2d4d160/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3931x2948+660+0/resize/500x375!/brightness/10x0/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-mef.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fcd%2F92%2Fb95ba9514dbdb21456f4274a85c6%2Fsyrian-opposition-forces-03-12-2016.jpg)
A Discussion of the History of the Syrian Revolutionaries Front, the Conflict with Jabhat Al-Nusra, and How Maarouf Views the Current Situation in Syria
Does He Advocate for Freedom or Islamism?
Efforts to Unify Rebel Factions in Post-Assad Syria Face Distrust and Competing Agendas
Behind the Lines - Ankara Appears Set on a Two-Sided Strategy to Unify Syria Under the Rule of Its Sunni Islamist Client
With Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Gaining Power in Syria After the Fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Many Syrians Worry About the Growing Influence of Extremist Elements Within the Islamist Group.
Following the Fall of Assad’s Regime, the Narratives of Resistance and Assad’s Alliances With Iran and Hezbollah are Shifting.
Hezbollah is weakened, Assad is history, and Tehran’s air defenses have been hit. With Trump coming back, will Khamenei decide to play his last card – and will Israel strike?
The Fact That This Regime Was a Monstrous One, Engaged in the Mass Slaughter of Syrian Civilians, Was Known to Both Policymakers and Publics in the West
The Battle to Oust Assad Has Long Ceased to Be About Democratic Reforms or Justice for the Syrian People