Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime has collapsed

The WSJ is reporting that the Assad family regime has collapsed. What comes next is anyone's guess. The WSJ article opens by saying "The Assad family dictatorship that ruled Syria for more than 50 years collapsed Sunday, with rebel forces claiming control of Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad escaping to Russia. The events set off celebrations among the long-repressed population but also sparked worries about how the events would reverberate across the Middle East."

The only things keeping the Assad regime alive were Iran, Russia and Hezbollah. After the IDF decimated Iran and Hezbollah, Russia was the only other protector Syria had left. With President-Elect Trump talking ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, Russia knew that its days were numbered. Apparently, it didn't take rebel forces long to delegitimize the Assad regime. The WSJ is also reporting "Rebel forces poured into the capital overnight, just over a week after launching a campaign that swept through Syria’s biggest cities with lightning speed. Within hours, Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani, who is the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, one of the largest rebel groups that mounted the offensive against Assad, arrived in Damascus."

While he's living in Moscow, perhaps Assad will meet other asylum-seekers living in Moscow. Additional Observation: The best outcome for the warring factions in Syria's civil war would be for them to annihilate each other.

A Piece of Syrian History

Syrians driven into exile by the civil war celebrated its fall. Footage purportedly from the city showed residents tying a noose around a statue of Assad’s father, Hafez al-Assad, who led Syria for three decades, and toppling it.

Hafez al-Assad loved mayhem. He was Syreia's leader in the historic 6-Day War in 1967. He later was part of the Coalition Forces that liberated Kuwait at the end of Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

Here's an update from Syria:

Good riddance.