The stunning collapse of Syria's Assad regime has sent tremors throughout the Middle East and wider world, launching a new chapter in a great power struggle that has shaped the region for decades. Why it matters: The culmination of 14 years of war in Syria was accelerated by 14 months of war between Israel,

The civil war which started around Obama’s misplaced “Arab spring” has finally concluded less due to US support, CIA machinations or Mossad’s manipulations, but more likely as a direct consequence of the vacuum of power created since Israel and Bibi Netanyahu started their campaign of vengeance against Iran and its non-state actors for the Hamas terrorist attacks of 7th of October.

Raucous celebrations and renewed anxiety after insurgents seize Damascus, capping a lightning-fast offensive and sending the longtime despot into exile in Russia.