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Assad deposed in Syria

Rob Beschizza
Dec 09, 2024
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Syrian opposition in Aleppo. Photo: Mohammed Bash / Shutterstock

Bashar al-Assad had no wish to become Arsenal Football Club's second-most famous dead supporter. Accordingly, the 59-year-old dictator of Syria fled to Moscow over the weekend as insurgents closed in on Damascus after a lightning campaign.

Assad's downfall came less than two weeks after an i…

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