SYRIA’S government has fallen in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after rebels seized Damascus in a lightning blitz.
Assad fled the country in a plane early Sunday as the butcher’s rule was overthrown by the militants in just 10 days.
The country’s prime minister said the regime was now preparing to hand over its operations to the rebels.
Footage circulating online showed fighters escorting the PM from his home to their headquarters set up in a hotel.
Rami Abdurrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition group, said Assad took a flight from Damascus and left early Sunday.
There has been no official statement from Assad’s government.
Rebel fighters attacking from the south arrived in Damascus yesterday after quickly advancing through the countryside.
Last night, opposition forces also seized control the key city of Homs, Syria’s third largest, as government forces abandoned it.
This marked the first instance of opposition forces making their way into Damascus since 2018 when Syrian troops regained control of areas surrounding the capital after a prolonged siege.
The rapidly developing events have shaken the region.
A number of countries have closed border crossings with Syria as the chaos unfolds, including Lebanon and Jordan.
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