Russia has reported the arrival of Assad and family. No word yet on whether he will get to reside in the same apatment block as Citizen Snowden.
The reports are that Syria is overrun by more than one martial force. The United States has a power presence in northern Syria which I know nothing about. It is concerned with the Kurds. The Turks probably have considerable quiet presence that is potentially anti-Kurd but also anti-Assad.
Some of the original rebels were mostly secular. I recall back in 2014 a group of them were anticipating having very short lives. Assad's response was to blame everyone against him as a jihadi terrorist, which led to a force of jihadi terrorists for him to blame, fight, and bomb, along with all their civilian neighbors and the destruction of historical Syrian cities such as Aleppo. Russia went along for the ride, both in official channels and in mercenary Wagner company roles.

The warrior tradition of these parts is so unorganized with traditions of being unorganized that it is dangerous to anticipate what comes next. There is a massive pause among millions of Syrian refugees at this time (December 2024).

It is not necessarily good news for the forces of Democracy, but it is certainly bad news for the forces that fight democracy.

Putin should be feeling like his personal power foundation is not quite as secure as it has been. I suppose the average Russian is unaware of the significance of what is going on, but I'll bet the average Ukrainian is quite aware.