Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad spent time playing games on his phone as if nothing was happening... at a time when the regime was falling, cities were losing control, and people around him were running around asking "what should we do now?" This was reported by The Atlantic magazine.
The author of the material, journalist Robert F. Worth, spoke with people around the presidential palace in Damascus - officers and regular guests. According to them, Assad was in no hurry to take practical steps to stabilize the difficult situation within the country or maintain power. It is noted that, despite various offers of assistance from Russia, Turkey, and Iran, he did not try to "take control" of the situation, did not answer calls, and got carried away with playing games on his phone.
The result is known: in December 2024, after rapid attacks, the insurgent forces announced that Damascus had been taken under control, and Assad left the country. Later, news spread that Assad was heading to Moscow with his family and that Russia had granted him asylum. The Kremlin also reported that this decision was made "from a humanitarian point of view."
As experts note, such "blindness" is not simply indifference, but shows how the entire system has become rigid at the final stage: if the leader doesn't make decisions, the state cannot move. And this situation is a painful lesson for Syria's future: now the main thing is to reduce bloodshed at a new stage and return peace to people's lives. One thing is clear: in history, sometimes a regime is defeated not by a tank, but by silence.
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