Assad's downfall: What are Syria's chances for democracy and lasting peace? | To The Point

The end came pretty fast - after 14 years of civil war, the Syrian rebels of HTS and their allies deposed the hated dictator Assad after a lightning campaign. For five decades, the Assad family ruled Syria with the iron fist of dictatorship. Torture, random executions, a brutal secret service. Millions fled, and nearly half of Syrians had to find refuge elsewhere. Ahmed el-Scharra is the face of the victory. A former al-Qaida terrorist turned celebrated liberator. Can he unify a country that has been a pawn of the region's power players like Turkey, Iran, or even Russia, for decades? We are asking: After Assad's downfall: can Syria be reborn?