Published TUESDAY December 24, 2024: 'Beyond The Flag' by ZUMA Press award winning CTK photo-journalist Pavel Nemecek: Bashar al-Assad's fall from power has created an opportunity for the political and economic reconstruction of a key Arab state. But the record of efforts to stabilize post-conflict societies in the Middle East is littered with failure, and the next few months will most likely determine Syria's political trajectory. Syria for the past 13 years is a case in point, as are Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. It is time to get one right. Welcome to 'Beyond The Flag'
© zReportage.com Issue #969 Story of the Week: Published TUESDAY December 24, 2024: 'Beyond The Flag' by ZUMA Press award winning CTK photo-journalist Pavel Nemecek: Bashar al-Assad's fall from power has created an opportunity for the political and economic reconstruction of a key Arab state. But the record of efforts to stabilize post-conflict societies in the Middle East is littered with failure, and the next few months will most likely determine Syria's political trajectory. Syria for the past 13 years is a case in point, as are Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. It is time to get one right. Welcome to 'Beyond The Flag'
The Syrian Golan military base near the border with Israel southwest of Damascus at the foot of Mount Hermon. One of the targets of Israeli air strikes after the fall of the Bashar Assad regime.
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A rebel soldier at the former regime Syrian Golan military base near the border with Israel southwest of Damascus at the foot of Mount Hermon after the fall of Bashar Assad.
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Documents including pictures of former President Assad at the Syrian Golan military base near the border with Israel southwest of Damascus at the foot of Mount Hermon.
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Syrian people stand on the toppled statue of Hafez al-Assad in the streets of Damascus, after overthrow of the al-Assad regime. Hafez al-Assad was father to President Bashar al-Assad and served as the 18th President of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000.
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A rebel fighter stands near a burnt regime military vehicle abandoned at the Syrian Golan military base near the border with Israel southwest of Damascus.
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Burnt regime military tanks abandoned at the Syrian Golan military base near the border with Israel southwest of Damascus at the foot of Mount Hermon. One of the targets of Israeli air strikes after the fall of the Bashar Assad regime.
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A Syrian regime uniform and red beret lays on the ground as people celebrate in Latakia, Syria after the fall of Syria's Bashar Assad dictatorship.
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The demolished statue of Hafez al-Assad in the streets of Damascus, after overthrow of the al-Assad regime. Hafez al-Assad was father to President Bashar al-Assad and served as the 18th President of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000.
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A gas mask lays on empty shell casings at the Syrian Golan military base near the border with Israel southwest of Damascus. One of the targets of Israeli air strikes after the fall of the Bashar Assad regime.
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A boy scavenges amongst rubble and trash near Syrian Golan military base at the border with Israel southwest of Damascus at the foot of Mount Hermon, after the fall of the Bashar Assad regime.
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A view of Damascus, Syria, after overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
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Crowds of Syrian people celebrate in the streets of Latakia with a huge flag after the fall of Syria's Bashar Assad dictatorship.
© Pavel Nemecek/CTK via ZUMA Press
