Emerging military intelligence reports indicate that the Syrian capital Damascus may have fallen to rebel hands and that the president has escaped.
Syrian army officers are quoted by Tass saying that militants from terrorist groups had entered Damascus and taken control of the Syrian capital.
Syrian President Bashar Assad has left Damascus amid ongoing developments in the country. “His plane departed for an unknown destination,” military source told Tass.
However, Russian media has also reported that Assad’s family may already be in Russia . At least, Assad’s eldest son recently defended his dissertation at Moscow State University.
Meanwhile, Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi al-Jalali has refused to leave the country and pledged to cooperate with the rebel movement.
“This country can be a normal country that builds good relations with its neighbors and with the whole world… But this issue depends on any leadership elected by the Syrian people. We are ready to cooperate with it and provide all possible conditions,” the head of government said via a video message posted on Facebook.
“We extend a hand to the opposition, which extended its hand and said that it will not harm anyone who belongs to this country,” added Muhammad Ghazi Al-Jalali.
“We extend a hand to the opposition, which extended its hand and said that it will not harm anyone who belongs to this country,” added Muhammad Ghazi Al-Jalali.
The leader of the Syrian group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Abu Muhammad al-Julani announced that the institutions will remain under the control of the prime minister until the official transfer of power.
The Syrian opposition said it had taken control of Damascus and that Bashar al-Assad had fled the country. The militants appealed to Syrians around the world, saying, “Syria is waiting for you.” They promised no revenge and that Syria would be a place of “peaceful coexistence.”
