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One year ago today, Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule ended, ending nearly 13 years of brutal civil war.
On December 8, 2024, Assad resigned as Syria’s president and fled to Russia, marking one of the most significant political shifts in the Middle East in decades.
Twelve months on, the dust has begun to settle, but the country is still grappling with the enormous social, political and emotional toll left behind.
Although Syria’s interim government has pledged to protect all citizens, not just the Sunni Muslim majority, hundreds of Alawites and Druze in the country have been killed in sectarian attacks, including members of government forces.
BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega speaks to Syrians in the Syrian capital Damascus about how life has changed since the revolution.
