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The Guardian - 10h
What to know about the toppling of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has fled to Moscow after rebels toppled his regime and took control of the Syrian government over the weekend. CBS News homeland security contributor Samantha ...
CBS News - 2d
How Bashar al-Assad’s regime crumbled

Syria’s strongman was feted in Riyadh three weeks ago. Now he is an asylum seeker in Moscow
Financial Times - 2d
Bashar al-Assad of Syria Falls to Rebels

President Bashar al-Assad had kept opposition forces at bay for a decade with help from Russia and Iran. But rebels struck at a moment of weakness for those countries.
The New York Times - 2d
Bashar al-Assad, an Ophthalmologist Who Became a Dictator, Is the Last of a Despotic Dynasty

Once a self-styled modernizer, Syria’s president bought time with a harsh crackdown, but his government eventually succumbed to its many enemies.
The Wall Street Journal - 3d
From doctor to brutal dictator: the rise and fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

Toppled president came to power keen to show he was different from his father but proved to be as repressive. Middle East crisis – live updates On the face of it at least, the Bashar al-Assad ...
The Guardian - 3d
Russia says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left the country

Russia says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left the country
ABC News - 3d
Where is Bashar al-Assad?

The statement from Assad's ally is the first on his whereabouts since rebels took control of Damascus.
BBC News - 3d
Where is Bashar al-Assad? Rumours swirl in Syria about its president

Rumours surround the whereabouts of the Syrian president, as rebels make advances near the capital's suburbs.
BBC News - 4d