What always happens soon after the defeat of an awful leader is the exposure to the world of how they lived large at the expense of their citizenry. Assad is no exception. Inside Assad's luxury palace, a modernist sanctuary from the Syria he tore apart
NBC News gained exclusive access to the marble atrium and wood-lined library of the deposed president's former-residence.

When NBC News gained access to the squat, modernist palace perched in the mountains above the capital Damascus on Wednesday, it was relatively calm, despite the appearance of having been robbed.

Fighters from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militant group, which led the rebel overthrow, stood guard, checking cars in a bid to put a stop to any more thefts from the building which served as Assad’s main residence until he was forced into exile.

Inside, doors opened with a hefty sweep into a cavernous, marble-lined dining room with a table that can comfortably seat three on each end. The chandeliers above appeared to be the finest crystal.

The rest is at the linked article. Click through to read it without supporting if you aren't a paid member. It concludes "Now he is gone the reality of what happened under his rule is being exposed. As the Assad's lived a life of luxury, their regime locked up, tortured and killed thousands of its citizens."

I'm not on my own computer at the moment so can only see some of the Washington Post headlines, but along with a race to find the missing - those imprisoned who might still be alive - is the race to find his chemical weapons: "more than 360 tons of mustard gas that Syria admitted making has never fully been accounted for. Then there's the 5 tons of missing precursors for the nerve agent sarin - enough poison to fill a small swimming pool."

Also, After Toppling Assad, can Syria's rebels rebuild a shattered state?