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Story summary
- The Atlantic details the final days of Bashar al-Assad's presidency, depicting him as detached and arrogant.
- Assad is described as obsessed with video games and sex, believing his regime would endure.
- His close adviser and lover Luna al-Shibl allegedly arranged encounters with other women and was rumored to have been murdered.
- As rebel forces advanced, Assad remained in Moscow, hoping for Russian support.
- He fled Damascus on December 7, 2024.
