Bashar Assad granted asylum in Moscow as Syria faces uncertain future after regime collapse

Bashar Assad, the former dictator of Syria, has been granted asylum in Moscow after his regime collapsed. Unlike other deposed leaders, he has avoided execution and is now living in Russia on "humanitarian grounds." In Syria, U.S. airstrikes continue against ISIS, targeting over 75 camps and operatives. This military action supports the 900 U.S. troops still in the country, aiming to prevent ISIS's resurgence. The civil war has displaced half of Syria's 24 million people since 2011. With Assad's fall, the future leadership remains uncertain, and Israel has taken control of positions previously held by the Syrian Army to maintain stability.