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According to The Guardian, videos showed Syrian police and army forces removing their uniforms in the streets of Damascus [31] and an Associated Press journalist reported seeing armed residents along the roads in Damascus's outskirts and finding the city's main police headquarters abandoned. Tank movements were reported in central squares of ...
Syria's brutal civil war rekindled suddenly after 13 years, with rebels staging a shock offensive that forced long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia.
In a post on social media, rebel commander Hassan Abdul-Ghani said: "We declare Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad." "Today 8-12-2024 Syria is officially free," he added in a later post.
Later that morning, rebels also seized Quneitra Governorate after pro-government forces withdrew towards Damascus. [6] That day, the Israeli army helped the UNDOF repel an attack. [26] A HTS-commander stated his forces were less than 20 kilometers away from the southern gate of Damascus after capturing Al-Sanamayn.
Syrian rebels appear to have entered the capital Damascus after facing scant resistance from regime forces, as President Bashar al-Assad’s decades-long grip on power appeared to wane by the minute.
Operation Dawn of Freedom [d] refers to a military offensive launched by the Syrian National Army (SNA; a Turkish-backed coalition of forces) against the Syrian Arab Armed Forces (SAAF) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), targeting the northern Aleppo Governorate region between al-Bab and Tadef within the Operation Euphrates Shield zone.
DUBAI (Reuters) -Fifteen people were killed in Israeli strikes on residential buildings in Damascus on Thursday, Syrian state media reported, and Israel said the attacks targeted military sites ...
People celebrate the fall of Damascus at the Umayyad mosque (December 2024) Thousands of Syrians assembled at the main square of Damascus, chanting "freedom". Jubilation occurred across the city following an announcement by the Syrian rebels claiming President Bashar al-Assad's rule had ended. [ 3 ]