After a long period of 13 years of civil war and deadlock, Syrian rebel swept away in DamascusEnd of Assad rule that has ruled Syria For 53 years. Bashar Al AssadThose who were Presidents since 2000 fled Moscow. Social media depicted jubilee scenes in the capital. The rebels were led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an Islamist group. One of its leaders, Muhammad al-Bashir, is the head of a caretaker government till March. The collapse of the Assad regime is a huge shock to Iran, which is also struggling with the disintegration of its proxy Hizbullah in Lebanon by Israel. And also to Russia. Its main military force in the Mediterranean Sea is based on the Syrian ports.