This book presents for the first time the full story, behind the scenes, and with the testimonies of leaders who came out for the first time in public, of the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the rise of new President Ahmed Al-Sharaa. The analysis moves from the decision rooms in Damascus and Idlib to the calculations of Turkey, Russia, Iran and America, passing through the years of fracturing that preceded the collapse: an economy exhausted by corruption and mafias, an army weakened by the centralization of power, allies whose priorities have changed, and an opposition that has reorganized itself away from the image the world has known.From the biography of Ahmad al-Shara and his transformations between Iraq and Idlib, to the building of HTS and the management of areas of control, the book charts a complex path that is not satisfied with slogans. Testimonies, documents and interviews that intersect the narratives of the Syrian interior with the roles of Turkey, Russia, Iran, Israel and the United States, and re-read the battle of "deterring aggression" day by day.Here are also the traps of the relationship between Assad and his allies: Iranian influence, Russian calculations, the pressure of sanctions, and the blockage of any political horizon. The story is not only about the end of a rule, but about a state whose institutions have eroded under war, hunger, and fear.
This book provides a necessary reading for those who follow Syria and the Middle East, and for those who read the works of Sami Kleib or are interested in the questions of power and society: What did the fall of the regime do? Will Syria be able to transform from an arena of conflicts to an inclusive state that protects its citizens?
