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Baghdad, Iraq – 08 December 2024
1. Various of bridge over the Tigris River
2. Rooftops in Baghdad
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Khalid Abdulilah, lecturer at al Mustansiriya University in Baghdad:
“Indeed, what happened in Syria yesterday from the fall of the Assad regime is seen as what might be a new stage, not only in Syria but for the whole of the Middle East region. The highlights of forming the new political system in Syria are really still incomprehensible. Why? Because there are more than 28 armed groups in Syria, in addition to regional and international agenda rivalry.”
4. Various of people in the city centre
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ghalib al Daami, political analyst from Baghdad:
“Huge aftershocks will start in Baghdad, but not in this way. It will be different in style, which means, there are five arms: the Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria, and the fifth one is Iraq and the sixth, the father, Iran. I don’t think that Iraq will escape this punishment but how? It will be in a different way than what happened in Syria.”
8. Various of traffic
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mujashi al Tamimi, political researcher from Baghdad:
“The United States of America is a friend of the Iraqi government, we have control over our borders, and we do have a political project. In my opinion, I believe that the current Iraqi government is a different government. It doesn’t want crises, and subsequently, Iraq and the region will be seeing a reasonable level of political stability.”
10. Various of mosque
STORYLINE:
Iraqi political analysts commented on possible regional ramifications of the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad Sunday.
Ghalib al Daami, a political analyst from the Iraqi capital, predicted that "huge aftershocks will start in Baghdad," though he was uncertain how exactly that would play out.
Meanwhile, Mujashi al Tamimi, a political researcher from Baghdad was more sanguine.
"I believe that the current Iraqi government is a different government. It doesn’t want crises, and subsequently, Iraq and the region will be seeing a reasonable level of political stability,” he told the AP.
The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a sudden rebel offensive sprinted across government-held territory and entered the capital in 10 days.
The Syrian state television aired a video statement by a group of men saying that President Bashar Assad has been overthrown and all detainees in jails have been set free.
The Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali said the government was ready to “extend its hand” to the opposition and turn its functions over to a transitional government.
The fall of Assad marks what could be a "new stage, not only in Syria but for the whole of the Middle East region", explained Khalid Abdulilah, a university lecturer at al Mustansiriya University in Baghdad.
The political future of Syria remains uncertain due to the presence of more than 28 armed groups and international and regional rivalries, he added.
The Iraqi government said in a statement Sunday that it “supports all international and regional efforts seeking to open a dialogue” for Syria “leading to the adoption of a pluralistic constitution that preserves the human and civil rights of Syrians, and supports cultural, ethnic and religious diversity.”
It cautioned against “interfering in Syria’s internal affairs, or supporting one party for the benefit of another.”
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