Syrian revolution

A year on from the fall of Bashar al-Assad, The New Arab tracks the key moments of the Syrian Revolution from March 2011 to December 2024.

Paul McLoughlin
Amr Salahi
Kitty Grant
08 December, 2025
The statues and portraits of Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar are removed following the overthrow of the 61-year Baath regime at notorious torture and intelligence center in Damascus, Syria on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu )
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Iran has pulled most of its military forces from Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime [Getty]
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Khaled Brigade, a part of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
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