One of the most crucial lifelines of Bashar al-Assad, the embattled Syrian President who has been bogged down in a bloody civil war for more than four years, was the unwavering support of Russia. But, according to the Arabic newspaper Asharq Al Awsat, this is going to change soon. The paper reported that Moscow has withdrawn military experts from Assad's war room in Damascus, evacuated non-essential personnel, and stopped showing public support for Assad.

Prof. Eyal Zisser, a Syria expert from Tel Aviv University, tells host Gilad Halpern that the reliability of the report is not certain, but if it's true, Assad's downfall is imminent. Sadly, those who will fill the void are Islamic groups that will probably continue to fight between themselves.