Assad

Why is Syrian President Assad still in power?

The Assad regime has fallen. It's over.

Russia, which has two key military bases in Syria, is a staunch ally of Assad and had intervened in Syria's 13-year civil war in an effort to keep him in power.

Assad has not been pictured since he met the Iranian foreign minister in Damascus a week ago. That day, he vowed to "crush" the rebels seizing territory with dizzying speed.

I can say that Assad was a butcher.

In an exclusive interview with CNN, Jolani left no doubt that the ambitions of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) – a group that was formed out of a former al Qaeda affiliate – are nothing less than bringing an end to the Assad regime.