Liz Sly

London

Journalist-at-large. Former Washington Post covering global affairs and Middle East, and much of the world for Chicago Tribune, LAT

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Foreign powers jockey for control in Syria, risking new conflict

Dec 15, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Liz Sly

The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria has set off a scramble for control of the heart of the Middle East, a competition that coulddefer indefinitely the peace and stability Syrians craveand potentially spill into a wider region already roiled by war.
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Dec 10, 2024 | stuff.co.nz | Liz Sly
Mazen al-Hamada, symbol of Syrian regime's brutality, confirmed dead

Dec 10, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Liz Sly

Because of Mazen al-Hamada, the world can't say it didn't know. The 47-year-old Syrian activist, who suffered unimaginable torture in the regime's brutal prisons, escaped to Europe in 2014. There, he set about telling his story, reliving the horrors he had been subjected to in vivid detail to statesmen, legislatures and anyone who would listen.
Liz Sly: Bashar al-Assad’s fall was swift and unexpected – but the signs were always there

Dec 9, 2024 | msn.com | Liz Sly

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Liz Sly: Bashar al-Assad’s fall was swift and unexpected - but the signs were always there

Dec 9, 2024 | m.independent.ie | Liz Sly

Syrian tyrant missed multiple opportunities to reconcile with opponents and the international communityBashar al-Assad ruled his country with an iron fist for 24 years, as his father had done for 30 years before him. When he appeared to prevail in Syria’s civil war, it was widely assumed he would remain in power until he was ready to hand over to his own son.
Assad’s fall was swift and unexpected. But the signs were always there.

Dec 8, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Liz Sly

President Bashar al-Assad ruled his country with an iron fist for 24 years, as his father had done for 30 years before him. When he appeared to prevail in Syria’s civil war, it was widely assumed he would remain in power until he was ready to hand over to his own son. Instead, his supposedly indomitable regime turned out to be a hollow shell, crumbling in only 11 days in the face of an advance by lightly armed rebels.
Stubborn Assad’s fall was unexpected. But the signs were always there

Dec 8, 2024 | afr.com | Liz Sly

Liz SlyDec 9, 2024 – 4.20pm or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? President Bashar al-Assad ruled his country with an iron fist for 24 years, as his father had done for 30 years before him. When he appeared to prevail in Syria’s civil war, it was widely assumed he would remain in power until he was ready to hand over to his own son.
Assad’s fall was swift and unexpected. But the signs were always there.

Dec 8, 2024 | msn.com | Liz Sly

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La caída de Al Assad: un desenlace sorpresivo que llevaba tiempo gestándose

Dec 8, 2024 | infobae.com | Liz Sly

El dictador Bashar al-Assad gobernó su país con mano de hierro durante 24 años, al igual que lo hizo su padre durante 30 años antes que él. Cuando pareció triunfar en la guerra civil de Siria, se supuso que permanecería en el poder hasta que estuviera listo para entregar el poder a su propio hijo. Sin embargo, su régimen supuestamente indomable resultó ser una cáscara vacía, desmoronándose en solo 11 días ante el avance de los rebeldes con escaso armamento.
The Arab World Blame Game

Oct 2, 2024 | democracyjournal.org | Liz Sly

The 2010 Arab Spring was a moment of real hope for the Middle East. Starting in Tunisia and then across the rest of the region, millions of ordinary people braved bullets and arrest to march in the streets demanding freedom, justice, and the fall of decades-old authoritarian regimes. Yet within little more than a year, these hopes had crumbled. Yemen, Syria, and Libya descended into brutal wars that flicker on to this day.