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March 29th, 2013 - Assad is shot dead by an Islamic radical, as well as a number of powerful politicians. In order to regain control of the country, Asma, Assad's wife, takes control of the government, announces support for the rebels, and brings them over to her side. She refuses American intervention and instead invites European forces to help her curb the civil war and stop the flow of migrants into Europe.

April 2nd, 2013 - Asma reorganises the government, establishes the Republic of Syria, and places moderates and liberals in government positions. She stops the Syrian military from gaining too much power by reducing the size of divisions, therefore creating more. By doing this, there are more generals, but the generals overall have much less power. New generals are also loyal so Asma's new government, which means there will be a less likely chance of a coup. Asma signs a ceasefire with the Syrian Kurds, apologizes on behalf of all of Syria, and guarantees them autonomy to the level of the Iraqi Kurds.

April 7th, 2013 - Rojava, the Syrian Kurds, start talks with Iraqi Kurdistan to partially unite the two autonomous regions. Meanwhile, Iran and Turkey start a new wave of violence against their Kurdish populations. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant quickly lose territory in Syria, but gain more in Iraq. Iran pulls out their forces to deal with possible Kurdish insurgencies, and so Iraq grows weaker. Asma declares support for the Peshmerga, making Syria and Kurdistan unofficial allies. A semi-alliance between Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait start training together in anticipation for war against Iraq, and Iraq continues to fall downhill. The Peshmerga continue to occupy Iraqi territory and not hand it over, and Sunni Muslims continue to join ISIL and abandon Iraq. The Iraqi military is pitiful, and many begin to desert its' ranks.