Assad flees Syria: what now for Middle East after rebels topple regime?
Syrians awoke on Monday to hope - but also uncertainty - after the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham seized the capital Damascus.Dictator President Bashar al-Assad reportedly fled to Russia, following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 years of his family’s brutal rule.As rescuers search for tens of thousands of prisoners held in the regime’s underground torture prisons in horrific conditions, what now for post-Assad Syria?Plus, how will the weekend’s events impact the wider Middle East crisis - and will HTS see its terrorist designation removed by countries including the UK?We’re joined The London Standard’s defence editor, Robert Fox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.