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Inside Assad's Fall
A former military commander in the Syrian regime’s army, who identified himself as “Commander Ayoub,” recounted events he said preceded the regime’s collapse. He spoke of Bashar al-Assad’s 2012 order to facilitate former Prime Minister Riyad Hijab’s departure for Jordan, and of abuses against children in Daraa in 2011 that, according to his account, helped escalate the crisis. He attributed the army’s failures to poor training, corruption, and a lack of field leadership. As examples, he cited chaotic withdrawals in Aleppo in 2016 and the city’s fall in November 2024 amid a communications blackout and no resistance, accusing military officials of negligence. He added that the collapse of Hama, Homs, and Damascus in December 2024 was accompanied by sudden orders to withdraw and disband forces, with no evacuation plan. He accused Maher al-Assad of dismantling military forces from 2019 onward, while Bashar al-Assad left the country, abandoning officers to their fate.
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