“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen."

From Ben Walzer on Facebook:

Astounding to follow the precipitous collapse of the murderous Assad dynasty that has killed half a million Syrians in the last decade for starters. Opposition says the regime been officially overthrown.

[Unconfirmed reports among Syria airspace-watchers that, while his family has reportedly fled to Moscow, Assad's plane may have been shot down over rebel territory, Homs, possibly with an abandoned BUK missile system, same type Russia used to shoot down Malaysia Flight 17 in 2014 over Ukraine, accelerating its imperial war there.] 

The regime has abandoned its entire air force, Russia seems to be evacuating its base in Tartus, at least of heavy equipment. Hezbollah/Iran apparently not coming to the regime's aid in any serious way. 

Damascus airport also abandoned by security, police and military. Political prisoners, some who have been jailed since 1980, being freed who think Assad's father Hafez, who died in 2000, is still in charge. Head spinning change in just days. 

Says Oz Katerji, "Iran’s land bridge to Lebanon is over; Russia’s military occupation of Syria is over; the Assad regime’s mass murder of Syrians is over." 

And נדב איל Nadav Eyal: "It’s over: Assad has fled Damascus, according to senior officers in the Syrian regime (Reuters). Syrian state television also reports that he is no longer present. Rebel forces are making their way to the communication buildings to announce the establishment of a new interim Syrian government. 54 years of the Assad dynasty and over 60 years of Ba'ath rule have come to an end. The regime has fallen." 

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen." Vladimir Ilyich Lenin