Celebrations have erupted in Syria’s capital Damascus after opposition fighters announced on state tv that the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad had come to an finish after 13 years of battle.
1000’s in vehicles and on foot congregated at a important sq. in Damascus on Sunday, chanting “Freedom”.
The top of Syria’s important opposition group overseas, Hadi al-Bahra, declared the capital was now “with out Bashar al-Assad” after the fighters’ lightning offensive.
The opposition stated al-Assad had left Damascus. His whereabouts stay unknown.
As Syrians expressed pleasure, Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali stated he was able to help the continuity of governance and ready to cooperate with any management chosen by the Syrian individuals.
Syria’s battle, which erupted in 2011 as an rebellion towards al-Assad’s authoritarian rule, rapidly morphed right into a full-blown battle that dragged in overseas powers. Lots of of 1000’s of individuals had been killed whereas tens of millions had been pressured from their houses in one of many world’s largest refugee crises.