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The Day with Phil Gayle: Syria after Assad

December 9, 2024

Syria is looking to a new future after the sudden ousting of President Bashar al-Assad. Less than two weeks after launching an offensive, rebel fighters are in charge in Damascus and the former leader has fled to Moscow. But with the country now facing a power vacuum, what comes next for Syria after five decades of brutal repression?

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