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Inside Assad’s ‘Human Slaughterhouse.’ Plus. . .
An interior view from the execution block of Sednaya Prison in Damascus, Syria, on December 10, 2024. (Emin Sansar via Getty Images)
Syria’s Christians fear what comes next.
By Oliver Wiseman
12.13.24 — The Big Read
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It’s been nearly a week since the stunning collapse of the Assad regime.

The end of more than half a century of brutal dictatorship in Syria is—to state the obvious—a major geopolitical moment. It has embarrassed Tehran; caught Washington off guard; and upended many assumptions about the region.

The fallout is only beginning. In Damascus, the victorious I…

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Oliver Wiseman
Oliver Wiseman is the deputy editor of The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.
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