Categories Selected Articles With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches Post author By Mike Nova Post date December 8, 2024 Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, ending a 13-year civil war and more than 50 years of his family’s brutal rule. ← With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches → The rise and fall of Bashar and Asma Assad