Understanding Syria

Assad Regime, Syrian Civil War & HTS

I did a podcast with the White List Podcast. Here I discuss Syria's recent history, including the creation of the Assad regime that ruled the Syria for over sixty years, the decade-long Syrian Civil War and the rise of HTS in Syria.

Timestamps

0:0:00 – Introduction

0:0:58 – Discussion begins

0:01:08 – Overview of the Syrian Conflict: the Syrian Civil War till today

Syria before the Civil War

0:05:00 – How did the Alawites come to control Syria

0:10:38 – Who are the different religious/ethnic groups in Syria

0:12:30 – How did Syria become a dictatorship

0:13:47 – Was Syria in ‘crisis’ before the civil war

0:17:52 – How did Bashar Al-Assad come into power

Syrian Civil War:

0:28:14 – What started the Syrian Civil War

0:40:15 – Sectarianism during the Syrian Civil War

0:45:00 – Geopolitical players during the Syrian Civil War

0:49:58 – Russia and the Assad Regime

0:51:48 – Was Assad doomed to fall

Syria today:

0:56:04 – How did HTS take Syria over

01:04:20 – Who is Ahmad Al Sharaa, the leader of Syria

01:05:51 – How did HTS govern Idlib

01:09:00 – Tadmur Prison

01:13:00 – How are HTS governing Syria today

01:21:46 – ISIS threat in Syria

01:27:35 – Ahmad Al Sharra’s politics

For those reading this as a forward, my name is Tam Hussein an award winning investigative journalist with a particular focus on conflict. The Blood Rep is my newsletter that covers security, jihadism, militancy and criminal networks. Do read my latest book The Darkness Inside.

-Tam Hussein