Syrian rebels say they have begun entering the capital Damascus

Syrian rebels announced they gained fleshy motivate watch over over the major city of Homs early on Sunday after only a day of struggling with

Reuters

08 December, 2024, 08:25 am

Final modified: 08 December, 2024, 08:31 am

Syrian rebels talked about on Sunday they’ve begun entering the capital Damascus without any signal of military deployments.

“We celebrate with the Syrian americans the news of releasing our prisoners and releasing their chains and announcing the raze of the period of injustice in Sednaya jail,” they added.

Sednaya is a natty military jail on the outskirts Damascus where the Syrian government detained hundreds.

Syrian rebels announced they gained fleshy motivate watch over over the major city of Homs early on Sunday after only a day of struggling with, leaving President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule dangling by a thread as insurgents marched on Damascus.

Intense sounds of shooting had been heard within the centre of the Damascus, two residents talked about on Sunday, though it used to be no longer directly obvious what used to be the source of the shooting.

Rebels who had been inspired by withdrawal of troops from key cities interior excellent over per week talked about they had been advancing to the capital the seat of vitality of Assad.

In rural areas southwest of the capital, native youths and broken-down rebels took profit of the loss of authority to come motivate to the streets in acts of defiance in opposition to the Assad family’s authoritarian rule.