Opposition fighters seize Syrian capital Damascus | Information

Opposition forces declare Syria liberated from Assad's regime amid studies the president has fled the nation.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reportedly fled Damascus to an unknown vacation spot as opposition fighters entered the capital and other people flocked to the streets and public squares to rejoice.

The fighters entered the guts of Damascus and declared a “new period” with out vengeance, inviting abroad Syrians to return.

Hadi al-Bahra, who leads Syria's political opposition coalition overseas, declared Damascus “free from al-Assad” and congratulated the Syrian folks.

Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali says he’s staying at house, prepared to cooperate with the opposition and guarantee public establishments proceed to perform.

On the similar time, Abu Mohamed al-Julani, chief of the primary combating group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, ordered opposition fighters to not assault public establishments and companies.

Freedom celebrations

Witnesses report jubilation in Damascus, with chants of “Freedom! Freedom!” as Syrians rejoice the tip of greater than 50 years of rule by Bashar al-Assad and his father Hafez earlier than him.

The fighters freed prisoners held in Sednaya jail, north of Damascus, as they did in different cities they captured throughout their lightning advance over the previous 10 days.

Troopers reportedly deserted their weapons within the face of advancing insurgent fighters, and early Sunday morning military command confirmed that al-Assad's rule was over, Reuters reported.

The identical celebratory scenes had been seen hours earlier as fighters entered and took management of the town of Homs, a two-hour drive north of Damascus, with little or no resistance.

Homs' strategic location meant that when insurgent fighters managed it, they severed ties between the capital and al-Assad's coastal strongholds of Latakia and Tartus.