Who are the Syrian rebels that have captured the capital?  Why has the Assad regime collapsed so quickly? What's next for Syria, and the Middle East? 

Join Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell as they answer all these questions and more in this emergency episode of The Rest is Politics. 

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349. The Fall of Assad: What's next for Syria?