Assad relinquishes control of Syria after rebel groups take Damascus. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez has the latest from the region.
Families and rescue teams have rushed to a notorious Damascus prison where detainees are feared to be held underground, as many Syrians who disappeared underIsrael said it had struck suspected chemical weapons sites and rockets in Syria to prevent them falling into "the hands of extremists." The U.S. ordered more than 75 strikes on ISIS camps to stop the group taking advantage of the upheaval.
His comments came amid Israeli bombardment of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights where plumes of spoke rose over the Syrian Governorate of Quneitra.Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said yesterday he ordered the Israeli military to take full control of the buffer zone with Syria in Golan Heights.
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