Jeremy Bowen: Assad's palace, once a symbol of power, now an empty shell

The BBC's international editor returns to Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace, where he interviewed him in 2015.

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The BBC's international editor recalls his impressions of the president following their conversation.

The Muhajireen Presidential Palace has been vacated following the overthrowing of Assad by rebel groups, with Syrians in the capital able to enter the building.

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