After 13 Years Of Brutal Civil War, Rebels Have Freed Syria From President Bashar Al-Assad And His Regime
After taking over Aleppo, rebel forces advanced into Homs city on Dec. 7, then in the early hours of Dec. 8, they announced they had captured Damascus, Syria’s capital, and overthrown al-Assad.
Rebels have declared Syria free, overthrowing president Bashar al-Assad and his regime after 13 years of civil war.
On Sunday, Dec, 8, the Free Damascus operation room announced in a televised statement on Syria’s national TV that the country has been liberated and all prisoners who were held unjustly in prison were freed.
“Thanks to God, Damascus has been freed, the tyrant Bashar al-Assad has been overthrown, and all the innocent prisoners have been released from the regime’s prisons,” the statement said.
This marked the end of over 50 years of al-Assad family rule.
In a lighting offensive on Nov. 27, rebel forces regrouped and launched a surprise offensive led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) advanced in government-held areas and seized most of Aleppo, the second-largest city in Syria, in just three days.
After taking over Aleppo, rebel forces advanced into Homs city on Dec. 7, then in the early hours of Dec. 8, they announced they had captured Damascus, Syria’s capital, and overthrown al-Assad.
Al-Assad has reportedly fled Syria in a plane but his whereabouts remain unknown.
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali said he remains in his residence and is willing to collaborate with opposition forces while stressing the need to maintain public institutions.
The Free Damascus operation room called on all Syrians to protect the country’s properties in its statement.
“Free Damascus operation room calls on all the fighters and citizens to preserve and maintain all the properties of the free Syrian state. Long live free Syria,“ the statement said.
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