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Donald Trump Sends Message to Putin As Assad Flees Damascus

The president-elect claimed Russia is in a "weakened state" due to the Ukraine conflict and urged Putin to negotiate.

NBC News on MSN · 3d

Syrian rebels capture Damascus as President Assad flees the country

We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad,” a rebel leader said on WhatsApp. “To the displaced people around the world, Free Syria awaits you.”

Syrians Explore Ousted Assad's Damascus Home

Roaming the opulent Damascus home of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, Abu Omar felt a sense of giddy defiance being in the residence of the man he said had long oppressed him.

Russia Pushed Assad to Flee Syria

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

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 Russia’s hands as his army melted away.

What Russia’s army in Syria stands to lose after fall of Assad

The Kremlin confirmed on Dec. 11 that longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad had fled to Moscow after rebels took the capital city of Damascus in a lightning offensive that shocked the world. Assad’s exile in Russia comes as little surprise.

Daily Wrap on MSN · 8h

Syrian collapse: Russian retreat and Assad's hidden escape

Russian authorities convinced Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad that he would not win the war and should evacuate, Bloomberg reported. Russian special services facilitated a safe escape to Moscow. According to Bloomberg,

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Fox’s Trey Yingst Reports On Horrors of Assad’s Torture Chambers: ‘Hell On Earth Is An Understatement’

Trey Yingst reported from Syria where hundreds of families are desperately searching for families "disappeared" by the fallen ...

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Joy, fear and confusion in Damascus as Syrians welcome life after Assad

Rapturous celebrations in the streets of the capital were tempered by trepidation over whether the city’s new rebel ...

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Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad’s notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets

Tens of thousands of people held in Syria's notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since the insurgents began their ...

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In post-Assad Damascus, a mix of joy and trepidation

For many Damascenes, the dominant feelings are a mix of joy and trepidation. “We’re happy, of course, but we’re afraid of ...

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'Rat of Damascus' Assad fled to Moscow, says Lammy, as Putin hit by 'strategic political defeat' in Syria

Bashar al-Assad was branded the "rat of Damascus" after fleeing to Moscow as his brutal regime collapsed. Foreign Secretary ...

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Road to Damascus Littered With Relics of Fallen Assad Government

Reporters for The New York Times entered Syria on Monday, finding remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s oppressive ...

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Syria's new leadership blames Assad for anguish of Austin Tice's family as search continues

We hold Bashar al-Assad and his criminal regime accountable for the consequences of Austin’s disappearance and the pain ...

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Gunfire heard in Damascus days after fall of Assad’s government

Gunfire could be heard early Tuesday morning near Ummayyad Square in central Damascus, days after rebels took the city and ...

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