The precipitous fall of Bashar Assad ended 54 years of dynastic rule by him and his father, Hafez. While it is early to pinpoint definitively every step of the collapse of the regime, which by 2020 had reorganized and established its control over most of the country, bolstered by Russia and Iran, one factor in its disintegration appears quite obvious: the success Israel achieved in its war against the Iranian proxy Hezbollah, which provided enough tactical space and confidence for the Syrian opposition forces.
