1 min read Global Peace & Conflict Updates One year after Assad’s fall, Syria’s future must be ‘free, sovereign and united’ December 8, 2025 IIPL News Editor0 The UN Secretary-General has marked the first anniversary of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, calling the moment “a day to honor [Syrians’] sacrifices and to renew the aspirations that fueled the historic change in the country.”