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A severely hobbled Hezbollah was in no position to help defend former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a longtime ally, from the lightning-fast insurgency that toppled him.

Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad's rule about to collapse?

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The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago.

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Why the rebel capture of Syria's Hama, a city with a dark history, matters

Read full article: Why the rebel capture of Syria's Hama, a city with a dark history, matters

One of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world happened more than four decades ago, when then-Syrian President Hafez Assad launched what came to be known as the Hama Massacre.

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ARON LUND

A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria

Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad's rule about to collapse?

Why the rebel capture of Syria's Hama, a city with a dark history, matters