Fatal hours surround the political destiny of Syriaoverwhelmed by one world war underway on its territory for almost 14 years oldand who is preparing to write a new page in the book of its thousand-year history: the president Bashar al Assadwho has been in power for a quarter of a century after inheriting it from his father Hafez for thirty years at the top of the regime, is widely referred to as a rais on the runwhile the insurgents from the south and north of the country are already at the gates of Damascus.
A triumphal march of the insurgents
After a sensational and unexpected triumphal march, which began only ten days ago from the remote north-western region of Idlib on the border with the Türkiyeinsurgents have overrun government, Russian and Iranian strongholds such as Aleppo And Hama.
In the meantime, rumors continue to circulate regarding the fate of the Raìs, which all see him already outside Syria, on the run, despite the fact that his office has tried to deny the rumours, stating that he is still in Damascus.
Escape rumors and transition scenarios
According to informed sources at BloombergAssad would be a Tehranready to negotiate even for a safe exile. “It’s not anywhere in the capital”, some US media have also relaunched, while some do not rule out it could also be Fly.
Meanwhile, a Dohain Qatarthe long-awaited meeting attended by the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran And Türkiye.
The West’s response
At the same time, but before the American president-elect Donald Trump stated that it is not in the interest of Washington get involved in the Syrian conflict, the quartet of Western countries close to met in Doha Israel: United States, France, Great Britain And Germany.
According to sources present at the meeting, which was attended by representatives of theEU and the special correspondent UN for Syria, Geir Pedersenthe Western desire to initiate a has emerged Genevanext week, a trial post-Assad political transitionavoiding new bloodshed and the collapse of the Syrian state.
The last gasps of the regime
Without the support of anymore Flythe military and political structure of Syria Assad it actually melted like snow in the sun. The last gasps of resistance along the axis Aleppo-Damascus they saw each other at Homscrossroads of the country and gateway to the coastal region, where the Russia maintains the naval base of Tartus and the aerial one of Latakiaboth on Mediterranean.
The tragedy of political prisons
Meanwhile, a Damascusthe insurgents managed to reach the infamous political prisons of the regime Adra And Saydnayawhere thousands of prisoners of conscience, dissidents and opponents are locked up.
Many of these have been thought to have disappeared for years, others still have not seen the light of day since the 1980s.