Syria: The Country Devastated by Assad | Full HD Documentary

With Bashar Al-Assad being deposed as the leader of Syria, he leaves behind a ruined country and a shattered people. The country is off-limits to all journalists, but our team managed to enter. In eastern Aleppo, where the Sunni neighbourhoods were the first to rebel against Assad, not a single wall has been left standing. The city was relentlessly pounded by attacks from the Syrian army and the Russians for years. The once-bustling souk of Aleppo, an architectural jewel classified as a World Heritage Site, is now nothing more than a heap of stones. People are trying to survive without water or electricity, and cholera has even made a comeback. The country’s economy is at a standstill with more than 90% of people living below the poverty line. In Damascus, people almost go about their business normally. The seat of power was spared from the wider destruction and there are still a few trendy bars. Bashar al-Assad and his wife, Asma, continue to behave as if everything is normal, meetings with foreign heads of state or visiting earthquake victims. In fact the dictator is only in control of 70% of the country. We managed to film in northwest Syria, which is still under Islamist control. On the front line, the fighters of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham face the troops of Bashar el-Assad. This documentary was produced by Ligne de Front. It was first released in 2023. ------ We have the stories that global corporations don't want you to know. Our channel is home to award-winning investigations, current affairs and revealing documentaries that challenge unchecked global powers and give you the real, human stories behind the headlines. Want to understand more about our world? Want to delve beyond news headlines and understand global issues more deeply? Subscribe to DISPATCH for all this and more. Make sure to hit notifications to never miss a new release!