Today, we look at what the end of Bashar al-Assad’s regime means for Syria. As huge crowds gather at a notorious Damascus prison looking for prisoners held under the Assad regime Adam speaks to Lina Sinjab, the BBC’s Middle East Correspondent. He is also joined by chief Jihadist media specialist for BBC monitoring, Mina Al-Lami, who profiles the rebel group’s leader and legacy. And, the Kremlin say Bashar Al-Assad has been given asylum in Moscow after fleeing from Syria. Adam speaks to Russia editor Steve Rosenberg about how the fall of the Russian-supported regime is a blow to the country’s prestige. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Anna Harris and Maddie Drury. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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This week on Witness History.
On 17 December 2014, United States President Barack Obama and the leader of Cuba, Raul Castro announced the normalization of their country's relations, ending 54 years of hostility.
It was a shock to most except a few trusted aides who had worked for 18 months to make it happen.
Raul Castro's son Alejandro was the Cuban representative, while Ben Rhodes, Obama's speechwriter, was sent by the U.S.
he says the U.S.
government made a liar out of him after President Trump reversed much of the progress to get the behind the scenes story of the Cuban Thor.
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Here's an example of just how much can happen between the recording of one episode of a podcast and the other.
So much has changed in Syria since Laura and Paddy were wondering whether Assad's regime was going to survive, what was going to happen to him, and whether this was the end of the Syrian civil war.
So we will try and answer and get you the latest on all those questions in this episode of Newscast, Newscast, Newscast from the BBC.
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That America let this happen.
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