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Syria and the ousting of Assad: is it good or bad for the United States?

The focus for the U.S.. after Assad's ouster, is on the historic moment for Syria. Left unsaid: the turmoil is potentially good news for the U.S. as well

CNN · 12h

How Syria’s rebels toppled the Assad regime, in 7 maps

CNN mapped how rebel groups captured several key cities, cutting off pro-regime forces and successfully toppling Assad’s regime after 11 days of fighting.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

With Assad gone, new era starts in Syria as the world watches

Damascus stirred back to life on Monday at the start of a hopeful but uncertain era after rebels seized the Syrian capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 years of his family's brutal rule.

Assad's fall may affect Russian influence in Syria

The New York Times · 1d

The Fall of Assad in Syria: How It Happened and What Comes Next

In just over a week, Syrian rebel forces seized much of Syria’s northwest. First, the rebels captured Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, then Hama and Homs. On Sunday, they entered Syria’s capital, Damascus, taking the city without a fight as government forces fled.

CNN on MSN · 8h

How Assad’s fall may affect Russian influence in Syria

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports on Russian influence possibly waning in the Middle East following the fall of the Assad regime, as Assad was granted asylum in Russia after leaving Syria.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Fall of Assad puts Russia’s large military footprint in Syria at risk

Russia’s military bases in Syria were a major asset for Moscow before the Assad regime’s stunning collapse over the weekend. Now, they could be a major liability. The Russian military sites in Syria include a naval port on the Mediterranean Sea to berth submarines and an airfield to project power across the Middle East and Africa.

Syria's celebrations muted by evidence of torture in Assad's notorious prisons

One woman said her son had been missing for a decade. He was accused of being a militant; she said he was a nurse.

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Iran's Khamenei says toppling of Syria's Assad was result of US-Israeli plan

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the toppling of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was the ...

Russia Pushed Assad to Flee Syria After Concluding He’d Lost War

With Syrian opposition forces advancing rapidly toward the capital, Damascus, President Bashar al-Assad’s fate lay in ...

17h

Syria's Assad is in Russia, Putin's deputy foreign minister confirms to NBC News

The former president “is secured, and it shows that Russia acts as required in such an extraordinary situation,” Sergei ...

19h

The swift fall of Syria's Assad brings moments inconceivable under his iron rule

It took barely 10 days for Syria’s insurgents to march from their stronghold in the northwest into Damascus and bring an end ...

14h

The global players in Syria before and after Assad

The overthrow followed a 13-year civil war, which started after Assad crushed pro-democracy protests, killing more than half ...

The Assad regime ruled Syria for 50 years. Here’s how it fell in less than two weeks

After less than two weeks of fighting across Syria’s northwest, rebel groups swiftly seized control of the capital. Their ...

The fall of Bashar Assad after 13 years of war in Syria brings to an end a decades-long dynasty

The departure of Syrian President Bashar brings an end to the Assad family rule, spanning just under 54 years. With no clear ...

19h

We compared satellite images of Russia's naval base in Syria before and after Assad's fall. The warships are missing.

Russian warships could be seen at a naval facility in Tartus earlier this month, but on Monday, they were gone.

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Tulsi Gabbard faces questions over views on Syria after sudden collapse of Assad rule

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard‘s past sympathies for ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad‘s regime are under scrutiny as she looks ...

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