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Assad's downfall: Can Syria be reborn?

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Gerhard Elfers
December 12, 2024

The islamist rebels of HTS take Damascus, the disgraced dictator flees to Moscow. Can Syria be reborn out of the rubble and thrive after 14 years of civil war? Is there a chance for democracy and lasting peace? Our guests: Kristin Helberg (Syrien-Expertin), Ali Fathollah-Nejad, (Nahost-Experte), Maissun Melhem (DW).

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Kristin Helberg,

a journalist and expert on Syria and the Middle East.

 

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Maissun Melhem,

DW colleague, journalist from Syria.

 

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Ali Fathollah-Nejad,

a German-Iranian political scientist, and Director of the Center for Middle East and Global Order.
 

 

 

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