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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.”

The New York Times · 5d

Rebels Declare Damascus Free of al-Assad

After just a few days of rapid advances, the rebels appeared to control Syria’s capital. They said they would work with a top official in President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Mr. al-Assad’s location was unclear.

Syria, Assad and Russia

Bloomberg L.P. · 13h

Russia Pushed Assad to Flee Syria

Assad fled to Moscow as opposition forces advance towards Damascus. Sources say Russian intelligence agents organized the escape, flying Assad out of a base in Syria before the aircraft's transponder was turned off to avoid being tracked.

YAHOO!News · 1d

How Putin’s intelligence agents convinced Assad to flee Syria

Assad to flee Syria with Moscow having become convinced that he would lose against the insurgents rapidly advancing on Damascus, sources have said. Moscow offered Mr Assad a safe exit if he left the country immediately as the rebel forces led by former al-Qaeda offshoot Hayat Tahir al-Sham (HTS) approached,

Revolution Daily on MSN · 22h

Trump Asserts Russia Shouldn't Have Supported Assad Amid Syrian Regime Collapse

President-elect Donald Trump stated that Russia's abandonment of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led to Assad's downfall, adding that Moscow should not have supported him initially. Trump emphasized that Russia's involvement in Syria was misguided and that their subsequent disengagement contributed to the regime's collapse.

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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 ...

2don MSN

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 ...

2don MSN

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 ...

4don MSN

Syrian rebels claim Damascus ‘liberated’ as Assad regime’s defenses crumble

Syrian rebels appear to have entered the capital Damascus after facing scant resistance from regime forces, as President ...

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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 ...

3hon MSN

Inside Assad's luxury palace, a modernist sanctuary from the Syria he tore apart

NBC News gained exclusive access to the marble atrium and wood-lined library of the deposed president's former-residence.

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