Syria civil war LIVE: “End of an Era? Rebels Declare Freedom in Damascus and Homs”
The head of Syria’s main opposition group abroad Hadi al-Bahra Syrian said on Sunday that Damascus is now “without Bashar al-Assad”.
Assad flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters, as rebels said they had entered the capital with no sign of army deployments.
Thousands in cars and on foot congregated at a main square in Damascus waving and chanting “Freedom”, witnesses said.
Just hours earlier, rebels announced they had gained full control of the key city of Homs after only a day of fighting, leaving Assad’s 24-year rule dangling by a thread.
The fall of Homs gives the insurgents control over Syria’s strategic heartland and a key highway crossroads, severing Damascus from the coastal region, a regime stronghold and where Russia has a naval base and air base.
Syrian PM says ready to cooperate with ‘any’ new leadership
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali says he remains in his home and is ready to support the continuity of governance in Syria, as he called for the preservation of state institutions that “are for everyone.”
He added that is he ready to cooperate with any new leadership chosen by the Syrian people.
President Bashar al-Assad has left Syria: war monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad had left of the country, after losing swathes of territory to a lightning rebel offensive.
Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman said “Assad left Syria via Damascus international airport before the army security forces left” the facility. AFP was unable to immediately confirm the report.
Assad left Damascus to ‘unknown location’: senior officers
Two senior Syrian officers say that President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus to an unknown destination.
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