Comment by s1artibartfast

Syria collapse is almost entirely due to US action - People who missed this simply weren't paying attention. There are three main factors that led to the fall of the Assad regime.

The first, chronologically, was US led sanctions in 2011 that froze government assets and prevented almost all import/export with the west. [1]

The 2nd was military conquest and occupation of 90% of Syria's oilfields since 2016/17, Which the government relied on for 40+% of the national budget. Without money, it struggled to pay and supply the army. [2]

The last was tying up Russisa, who was the regime's patron and military supporter, in combat in Ukraine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_agains...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/us-led-coal...