Syrian opposition fighters say they have entered Damascus as the head of a Syrian opposition war monitor reports that President Bashar Assad left the country.
Syrian opposition fighters say they have entered Damascus following a stunning advance across the country as the head of a Syrian opposition war monitor reported that President Bashar Assad had left the country for an undisclosed location.Rami Abdurrahman said Assad took a flight from Damascus and left early Sunday. There was no immediate official statement from the Syrian government.
'State television in Iran, Assad's main backer in the years of war in Syria, reported that 'terrorists' had entered Damascus and that Assad had left the capital. It cited Qatar's Al Jazeera news network for the information and did not elaborate.Syrian opposition war monitor says President Bashar Assad has left the countryThe head of a Syrian opposition war monitor says Syria's President Bashar Assad has left the country for an undisclosed location.
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