The Russian hand that built Assad also destroyed him

As rebel forces seize Damascus, the collapse of the Assad regime threatens Russia’s strategic foothold in the Middle East, signaling a profound shift in the region’s balance of power.

A view shows a damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after the Syrian army said that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city, in Syria November 30, 2024.

(photo credit: REUTERS/MAHMOUD HASSANO/FILE PHOTO)

ByVERONICA NEIFAKH/THE MEDIA LINE

DECEMBER 10, 2024 19:04

Updated: DECEMBER 10, 2024 20:16

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