Syrian rebels appear to have entered Damascus as Assad regime’s defenses crumble
<Jihadist SpacingCNN - Syrian rebels appear to have entered the capital Damascus after facing scant resistance from regime forces, as President Bashar al-Assad’s decades-long grip on power seemed to wane by the minute.
“The rebels are in Barzeh,” a neighborhood inside Damascus city, one resident told CNN, adding that clashes were currently taking place.
By early Sunday morning, a source familiar with the rebel’s advance told CNN: “Militarily, Damascus has fallen.”
Hours before, Syria’s main armed opposition group said it had “fully liberated” the major city of Homs, north of the capital. Syrians were seen tearing down and setting fire to posters of Assad after rebels had entered the city, in scenes reminiscent of pro-democracy protests in the city during the Arab Spring more than a decade ago.
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