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After 13 years of Civil War in Syria, the rule of Bashar al-Assad is over.

Rebel forces moved into the capital, Damascus, overnight.

Russian officials say Assad and his family are now in Moscow and have been granted asylum.

Speaking from the White House this afternoon, Biden welcomed the end of his regime,

calling it a fundamental act of justice after decades of repression. But he said this is a delicate

time for the future of Syria. It's also a moment of risk and uncertainty. As we all turn to the question of what comes next,

the United States will work with our partners and the stakeholders in Syria to help them seize

an opportunity to manage the risks. Biden said the U.S. is concerned the Islamic State may try to

take advantage of the situation, which he says the U.S. will not allow. He said the U.S. is concerned the Islamic State may try to take advantage of the situation,

which he says the U.S. will not allow. He said the military launched dozens of airstrikes

against the group's camps in Syria today. The U.S. still has some 900 troops in Syria,

which have been battling for years to dismantle the Islamic State. There's jubilation and fireworks in Lebanon

where more than one million refugees from Syria live.

Today, there's a rush to return to Syria.

After the fall of the regime,

NPR's Emily Fang reports on elation

at Lebanon's one operating border crossing into Syria.

A rush of displaced Syrians living in Lebanon are trying to get across and return home,

some for the first time since the start of Syria's civil war in 2011.

This man, a Syrian by the name of Haidar Ghazi Farkan, told NPR that he was happy.

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