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Syrian refugee reflects on the fall of the Assad regime

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A defaced portrait of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad stands in a ransacked government security facility, in Damascus, on Dec. 8, 2024. (Rami al Sayed/AFP via Getty Images)
A defaced portrait of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad stands in a ransacked government security facility, in Damascus, on Dec. 8, 2024. (Rami al Sayed/AFP via Getty Images)

Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, tens of thousands of Syrians have resettled in the United States.

After the sudden downfall of the Bashar al-Assad regime this past weekend, host Anthony Brooks speaks with Rehab Alkadi, a refugee who entered the U.S. via Chicago in 2015, for her reaction to this historic moment.

This segment aired on December 10, 2024.

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