In exclusive, leaked 2018 footage aired by Al Arabiya, ousted Syrian regime leader Bashar al Assad is seen driving with former adviser Luna al Shibl as he mocks a destroyed mosque in Eastern Ghouta — an area where his forces committed some of the civil war’s worst atrocities, including a chemical weapon massacre. He cursed the region, calling its people the “worst" of society, while blaming them for building mosques despite struggling for money, comparing them to irresponsible "pharaohs." | TRT

U.S. troops are working to clear rubble and debris from the Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq Monday, days after it was struck by Iranian ballistic missiles. One of the buildings hit contained sleeping quarters for the troops. There were no casualties. https://cbsn.ws/3810FbP | CBS Evening News

President al-Assad Interview in the People's Republic of China