How Assad's failure could turn Syria into a new sanctuary for Islamist extremists

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Washington seemed stunned by the sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad&s murderous regime in Syria over the weekend
Albeit not as &stunned& as whoever found themselves on the ground when the US Air Force unleashed dozens of air raids on 785 sites in Syria
& while Assad was still on his way to exile in Moscow.