What the end of one of the worst Arab tyrannies means for the world

The fall of the dictator is accompanied by the poisonous reality of a very dangerous and chillingly uncertain future. Every time a terrorist organisation has been allowed to gain control over a territory, the result has been catastrophic

Fuerzas de seguridad sirias revisan vehículos en la entrada de la ciudad drusa de Sahnaya, Siria, el 1 de mayo de 2025 - REUTERS/ YAMAN AL SHAARA
Syrian security forces check vehicles at the entrance to the Druze town of Sahnaya, Syria May 1, 2025 - REUTERS/ YAMAN AL SHAARA

Gustavo de Arístegui, diplomat, ambassador and member of parliament for the Popular Party, analysed on La Razón on 9 December 2024 the reality facing the Middle East, Syria and the Arab world after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, which has led to a wave of terror.  

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Un miembro del antiguo grupo rebelde Hayat Tahrir al-Sham hace guardia cerca de una imagen del sirio Bashar al-Assad en la sede de la cuarta división en Damasco, Siria, el 23 de enero de 2025 - REUTERS/YAMAM AL SHAAR
A member of the former rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands guard near an image of Syria's Bashar al-Assad at the headquarters of the fourth division in Damascus, Syria January 23, 2025 - REUTERS/YAMAM AL SHAAR