Syria: how did Bashar al-Assad’s downfall happen so quickly?

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Syrian rebels seized the capital Damascus unopposed after a lightning advance that sent President Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Russia after a 13-year civil war and six decades of his family’s autocratic rule. Details with FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Douglas Herbert.

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