NPR's Michel Martin talks to Russian historian Sergey Radchenko about what happens to Russia's sphere of influence in the Middle East with Assad gone.

The apparent assassination of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov came a day after Ukraine's security service charged him with using banned chemical weapons.

President Biden said the U.S. is prepared to work with Syrians as they try to create a new government. But President-elect Trump is sounding a different note.

Syrian rebels have overturned one of the oldest dictatorships in the world. It has been a long struggle, including more than a decade of civil war. But it all began in 2011, during the Arab Spring.

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Rebel insurgents swept into Hama as the Syrian army withdrew. The move puts the rebel fighters even closer to the Syrian capitol Damascus, and deals another blow to President Bashar Assad.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Russian historian Sergey Radchenko about what happens to Russia's sphere of influence in the Middle East with Assad gone. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station.

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