SYRIA’S authorities has fallen in a shocking finish to the 24-year rule of Bashar al-Assad after rebels seized Damascus in a lightning blitz.

Assad fled the capital in a aircraft early Sunday because the butcher’s regime was overthrown by the militants in simply 10 days.

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Rebels stormed into Damascus on Saturday after seizing cities and cities in an nearly unchecked advance from the south.

The regime’s dramatic collapse marks a seismic second for the Center East and offers an enormous blow to Russia and Iran, which have misplaced a key ally on the coronary heart of the area.

Syria has been shattered by greater than 13 years of a civil warfare that has turned cities to rubble, killed a whole bunch of 1000’s of individuals, and compelled tens of millions overseas as refugees.

Syria’s military command has notified officers Assad’s rule is over – whereas rebels mentioned Damascus is now “freed from Assad”, Reuters reported.

Hundreds have taken to the streets in celebration, firing weapons into the air, lighting flares, and waving the insurgent flag.

The nation’s prime minister mentioned the regime was now making ready handy over its operations to the rebels.

Fighters escorted the PM from his dwelling to their lodge headquarters because the transition begins.

Rami Abdurrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition group, mentioned Assad took a flight from Damascus early Sunday.

Assad has flown to the Russian-operated Khmeimim Air Base in part of Syria nonetheless loyal to the regime, Walla reviews.

US officers consider he was aspiring to journey to Moscow, however there isn’t any indication but whether or not he has left the nation.

There was no official assertion from Assad’s authorities.

In the meantime, insurgent fighters have posted footage from inside Assad’s presidential palace as they have fun their gorgeous win.

In a press release learn out on Syrian TV, insurgent fighters declared victory and mentioned: “Lengthy dwell Syria, free and proud for all Syrians of all sects.

“The town of Damascus has been liberated, the tyrant Bashar al-Assad has been overthrown, and all unjustly detained prisoners have been launched from the regime’s prisons.”

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Statues of the Assad household have been toppled across the nation with a bust of Hafez being decapitated late Saturday.

Insurgent fighters attacking from the south arrived in Damascus yesterday after shortly advancing via the countryside.

Final night time, opposition forces additionally seized management the important thing metropolis of Homs, Syria’s third largest, as authorities forces deserted it.

It was the primary time opposition forces had reached Damascus since 2018 when Syrian troops recaptured areas on the outskirts of the capital following a years-long siege.

It comes as…

• Rebels say Damascus is now ‘freed from Assad’ as 1000’s take to streets of capital
•  Assad leaves Syrian capital on aircraft for unknown vacation spot
•  Insurgent commander says they’ve seized management of Homs – the nation’s third greatest metropolis
•  Syria’s Prime Minister says he’s ‘prepared handy over energy’ as he is escorted from dwelling by rebels
•  Israel deploys forces to UN-monitored buffer zone of the Golan Heights however ‘will not intrude’
•  Trump says US ought to have ‘nothing to do’ with Syrian rebellion

A lot of international locations have closed border crossings with Syria because the chaos unfolds, together with Lebanon and Jordan.

All pro-Iranian forces have reportedly withdrawn from the nation in a humiliating blow to the Ayatollah.

Iran has misplaced a key ally in its Shia axis throughout of proxies and allies within the Center East.

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