[WATCH] The fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and its impact https://youtu.be/WsmsUXiS2vA Just weeks ago, 23-year-old Farhan al-Khouli was manning a military outpost in northern Syria for Bashar al-Assad's army. The story of his desertion - one of many - shows how Assad's army crumbled as the rebels advanced. READ MORE: https://str.sg/pWp9 Follow The Straits Times on YouTube: https://str.sg/ytsub Turn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated. -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ https://www.straitstimes.com WHATSAPP ➤ https://str.sg/whatsapp TIKTOK ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@straitstimes INSTAGRAM ➤ https://www.instagram.com/straits_times FACEBOOK ➤ https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimes TWITTER ➤ https://twitter.com/straits_times TELEGRAM ➤ https://t.me/TheStraitsTimes PODCASTS ➤ https://str.sg/stpodcasts Video: Reuters #straitstimes #syria #middleeast #assad