What to know about Assad's fall and what might happen next ... - NBC News
Dec 9, 2024 · After 13 years of Syria’s grinding civil war, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is gone, the dictator fleeing his country in the face of a sensational advance by rebel forces.
The fall of Bashar Assad after 13 years of war in Syria brings to an ...
Dec 8, 2024 · Syrian President Bashar Assad has fled the country. Assad’s departure on Sunday brings to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto power in a brutal civil war that became a proxy battlefield for regional and international powers.
What happened in Syria’s civil war, who took over and what’s
Dec 9, 2024 · The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship seemed a distant prospect two weeks ago. But Syria’s rebels completed a speedy and stunning march to power on Sunday, starting an uncertain ...
What happened in Syria? How did al-Assad fall?
Dec 8, 2024 · In the early hours of Sunday morning, opposition forces declared Syria liberated from the rule of President Bashar al-Assad as opposition forces surged into the capital. The former president...
Assad's final hours in Syria: Deception, despair and flight
Dec 13, 2024 · Assad's secret escape blindsided almost everyone, aides say He deceived army brass, saying Russian help on way - sources Leader kept plans from brother and cousins, officials say Russia secured ...
Syria's Assad resigns and leaves the country after stunning ... - ABC News
Dec 8, 2024 · In a stunning turn, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appears to have fallen after rebels advanced into the capital Damascus, catching government forces by surprise 10 days after a lightning advance by insurgents first began.
Who was in ousted Syrian President Assad's ... - Associated Press News
Dec 13, 2024 · BEIRUT (AP) — After insurgents toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad this month, many senior officials and members of his dreaded intelligence and security services appear to have melted away. Activists say some of them have managed to flee the country while others went to hide in their hometowns.
Where is Assad? Russia solves the mystery of the Syrian dictator’s ...
Dec 8, 2024 · Sources say Russia has granted Assad asylum. Frederik Pleitgen explains why. As many in Syria celebrated the end of the long rule of Bashar al-Assad, rumors swirled about his whereabouts....
Syria updates: Assad flees to Russia as rebels took control of capital
Dec 8, 2024 · Syrian rebels seized Damascus on Sunday, and long-time President Bashar Assad fled the battle-scarred country amid the stunning collapse of his regime after 13 years of war. Assad and his...
Biden says Assad's fall in Syria is a ... - Associated Press News
Dec 8, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression, but it was “a moment of risk and uncertainty” for the Middle East.