Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency in Syria? December 9, 2024 Insurgents control the capital Damascus, President Bashar Assad has fled into hiding, and for the first time after 50 years of his family’s iron hand, it is an open question how Syria will be governed. Source: CBS Updated: December 9, 2024 at 2:15 am Tags: Syria ◀ Case Against Hindu Monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, His Followers In Bangladesh Biden calls Assad’s fall “moment of historic opportunity” ▶