Assad flees Damascus as Syria’s opposition forces dismantle 24 years regime

Syria’s armed opposition says its fighters have captured the capital, Damascus, and that President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country.

The commander of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Abu Mohammed al-Julani, says all state institutions will remain under the supervision of al-Assad’s Prime Minister until they were handed over officially.

The announcements come hours after the opposition groups seized several cities in a lightning offensive, according to the Aljezeera News.

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Turkiye and Russia issued a joint statement earlier in the night, describing the crisis as a “dangerous development” and calling for a political solution.

Meanwhile, the BBC reports that rebel forces in Damascus have declare the capital city “free” of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad as government forces withdraw.

Reports say that Assad has left Damascus by plane for an unknown destination

The Syrian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ghazi al-Jalali, has said he does not know where Assad was at the moment.

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