Frontline Club - A conversation with Rime Allaf on Syria's next chapter

Rime Allaf started writing her book about the history of Syria and its long revolution before the fall of Bashar Al Assad at the end of 2024. The book, It Started in Damascus, traces Syria’s long struggle for freedom through both political history and lived experience - ending with the sudden collapse of the decades-long regime. As Allaf writes, “While the end felt quick indeed, it did not take ten days to bring Assad down: it took five thousand.”