SNAPSHOTS

Syrian Rebels Pushing to Damascus, Regime Facing Imminent Collapse

Dec 7, 2024 | 18:39 GMT

A military vehicle burns after it was hit by Syrian regime forces Dec. 7 in Syria's Hama governorate.
A military vehicle burns after it was hit by Syrian regime forces Dec. 7 in Syria's Hama governorate.

(OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

The imminent capture of Damascus means the fall of the Syrian regime, which will trigger a contested political process among competing rebel factions to create a provisional government. This will likely be a slow process prone to violence as foreign actors try to shape the postwar balance of power, making an unstable and fragmented Syria the most likely outcome....

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