Assad's Fall: From Abandoned Palaces to Refugee Hopes
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Russia urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to flee the country as opposition forces closed in on Damascus, believing his regime could no longer be sustained. The Kremlin, recalling the violent end of Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi, sought to protect its ally despite concluding Assad's defeat was inevitable.
- Russia Pushed Assad to Flee Syria After Concluding He’d Lost War Bloomberg
- A Tour of Assad’s Monumental Palace, With a Scruffy Rebel as a Guide The New York Times
- Video Inside Assad’s abandoned palace in Syria ABC News
- Inside Assad’s Ransacked Palace: Anxiety Pills, Graffiti and Shredded Posters The Wall Street Journal
- ‘A dream come true’: Syrian refugees who fled to Utah as kids hold hope, concern for home country after fall of Assad regime Salt Lake Tribune
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