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captured the key city of Homs on Saturday after less than a day of fighting, threatening the 24-year reign of dictatorThousands of residents poured into the city streets to celebrate after government forces abandoned the central Syria n city, residents said.
Salma Hayek at Notre-Dame reopening with her French billionaire husband, who donated over $113 million to restore it Tahrir al-Sham, which began as an Al-Qaeda affiliate, was designated by the United States as a terrorist organization in 2018. Homs, an important crossroads between the capital and the Mediterranean Sea, effectively cuts off Damascus from the coastal stronghold of Assad’s minority Alawite sect, and from Russia’s air and naval base.Rebels confirmed they had entered the city center, capturing the central prison and freeing thousands of detainees.In the Damascus suburbs, protesters tore down Assad posters and toppled a statue of his father, President Hafez al-Assad with no pushback from police or military.
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