Fans of famous blind mystic Baba Vanga have claimed she predicted the downfall of Bashar al-Assad - but warned that it will be followed by World War III.

The so-called "Nostradamus of the Baltics" made many predictions which some claim have borne an uncanny resemblance to current events, despite her dying in 1996. She is claimed to have foreseen a number of seismic events in recent history, including the Covid pandemic, 9/11 and the death of Princess Diana. Last weekend, the Syrian government was dramatically overthrown by rebels who stormed the Syrian capital of Damascus, ending over half a century of brutal rule by the Assad family.