The last 12 years of the Syrian civil war have devastated the country and its people. But Bashar al-Assad, the man in power, had not always been intended for the top job.

🎧 On this episode of The Explanation, Lina Sinjab unpacks the story of Syria’s long war and the country’s leader: https://bbc.in/40933ZR

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