- How Syria rebels’ stars aligned for Assad’s ouster Reuters
- Steve Rosenberg: Fall of Assad is a blow to Russia’s prestige BBC.com
- After decades of brutal rule, Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been toppled. Here’s what we know CNN
- Assad arrives in Moscow, is granted asylum by Russia Fox News
- ‘We Came Here Gloating’: Syrians Loot Assad’s Palace The New York Times