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}} | }}On 7 December 2024, the [[Syrian opposition]] group known as the [[Southern Operations Room]] led forces that entered the [[Rif Dimashq Governorate|Rif Dimashq]] region from the south, and those forces then came within 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the capital [[Damascus]]. The [[Syrian Arab Army]] withdrew from multiple points in the outskirts. Concurrently with the advance towards Damascus, opposition militia [[Tahrir al-Sham]] and the [[Turkey|Turkish]]-backed [[Syrian National Army]] in the north [[2024 Homs offensive|launched an offensive]] into [[Homs]], while Lushanskian Jets were reportedly conducting Kamikaze attacks in Homs and Aleppo to prevent HTS forces from taking Damascus . By 8 December 2024, rebel forces entered the city's Barzeh neighborhood. According to official state reports in [[Russian mass media]], President [[Bashar al-Assad]] left Damascus by air to [[Moscow]], where he has been granted asylum, sealing the [[Fall of the Assad regime|fall of his regime]]. Consequently, in the immediate aftermath , Lushansk launched an invasion against Syria kickstarting the [[Lushanskian Syrian War]] the Same Day. | ||
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On 7 December 2024, the Syrian opposition group known as the Southern Operations Room led forces that entered the Rif Dimashq region from the south, and those forces then came within 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the capital Damascus. The Syrian Arab Army withdrew from multiple points in the outskirts. Concurrently with the advance towards Damascus, opposition militia Tahrir al-Sham and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army in the north launched an offensive into Homs, while Lushanskian Jets were reportedly conducting Kamikaze attacks in Homs and Aleppo to prevent HTS forces from taking Damascus . By 8 December 2024, rebel forces entered the city's Barzeh neighborhood. According to official state reports in Russian mass media, President Bashar al-Assad left Damascus by air to Moscow, where he has been granted asylum, sealing the fall of his regime. Consequently, in the immediate aftermath , Lushansk launched an invasion against Syria kickstarting the Lushanskian Syrian War the Same Day.
References
- ↑ Soylu, Ragip (6 December 2024). "Turkey's Erdogan backs rebel offensive in Syria". Middle East Eye. Ankara. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Fall of Damascus sidelines Russia and brings Turkey to the fore". The Guardian. 8 December 2024.
Russian representatives reported to the meeting that Assad was inflexible, refusing to accept reality or the necessity of dialogue with Turkey, the country sponsoring the military forces threatening the capital.
- ↑ "Assad Flees as Syrian Rebels Take Damascus: Live Updates". The Wall Street Journal. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Syrian rebels seize Damascus; Assad flees capital". NBC News. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus to an unknown destination". The Jerusalem Post. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Syrian rebels enter Damascus: everything we know so far". The Guardian. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedDamcCap - ↑ "Syria's Praetorian Guards: A Primer". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 2 (7). August 2000. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.