As Opposition Forces Seize Power, Bashar al-Assad Leaves Syria

Bashar al-Assad

Syria: In a dramatic turn of events, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reportedly fled the country on Sunday amid a surge of opposition forces seizing control. According to Reuters, Assad boarded a plane from Damascus to an undisclosed location. Two high-ranking army commanders, speaking anonymously, confirmed the departure but did not identify themselves as members of the rebel factions. This development follows reports of opposition forces capturing Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, intensifying the fall of Assad’s regime. Jubilant crowds gathered in public squares across Syria to celebrate, chanting anti-Assad slogans and…

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