Syria war latest: Assad regime toppled as rebel fighters seize control of Damascus

The Syrian insurgent coalition stated it’s persevering with work to finish the switch of energy in Syria to a transitional governing physique with full govt powers.

“The nice Syrian revolution has moved from the stage of wrestle to overthrow the Assad regime to the wrestle to construct a Syria collectively that befits the sacrifices of its individuals,” it added in an announcement.

Qatar’s minister of state Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi stated his nation might be “totally supporting the political course of underneath UNSC decision 2254,” reported Al Jazeera.

The UNSC Decision 2254, adopted in 2015, requires a ceasefire and political settlement in Syria.

“We’re totally shifting in the direction of systematical, but in addition procedural steps that may present stability to protect unity and the territorial integrity of the Syrian individuals,” al-Khulaifi stated on the Doha Discussion board, at a panel titled Taking the Stand: Strengthening Worldwide Humanitarian Legislation and Accountability.

“The battle is between the Syrian regime and the Syrians themselves, not between Syria and different nations. Subsequently we’re totally supporting any pathway that present resolutions for these points.”

That is the primary time that opposition forces have reached the outskirts of the Syrian capital since 2018, when the nation’s troops recaptured the realm following a yearslong siege.

The approaching fighters are led by essentially the most highly effective rebel group in Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, together with an umbrella group of Turkish-backed Syrian militias known as the Syrian Nationwide Military. Each have been entrenched within the northwest. They launched the shock offensive on 27 November with gunmen capturing Aleppo, Syria’s largest metropolis, and the central metropolis of Hama, the fourth largest.

US president-elect Donald Trump stated on Sunday that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad had “fled his nation” after shedding the help of “protector Russia”.

“Assad is gone. He has fled his nation. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, was not inquisitive about defending him any longer,” he posted on Fact Social.

“There was no cause for Russia to be there within the first place. They misplaced all curiosity in Syria due to Ukraine, the place near 600,000 Russian troopers lay wounded or lifeless, in a conflict that ought to by no means have began, and will go on eternally. Russia and Iran are in a weakened state proper now, one due to Ukraine and a foul economic system, the opposite due to Israel and its preventing success. Likewise, Zelenskyy and Ukraine want to make a deal and cease the insanity. They’ve ridiculously misplaced 400,000 troopers, and lots of extra civilians. There ought to be a right away ceasefire and negotiations ought to start.

“Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many households destroyed, and if it retains going, it might flip into one thing a lot greater, and much worse. I do know Vladimir properly. That is his time to behave. China might help. The World is ready!”

A recap of what has occurred up to now on a seismic morning for Syria:

Syrian insurgent fighters have claimed management of the capital Damascus, and have declared it “freed from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad”.Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, who dominated for twenty-four years after succeeding his father, took a flight from Damascus and has fled the nation. It’s unclear the place he’s.Prime minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali stated the federal government was able to ‘prolong its hand’ to the opposition, and that he remained at house in Damascus for transition talks.Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group (HTS) chief Abu Mohammed al-Golani stated public establishments will “stay underneath the supervision of the previous prime minister till [government] is handed over formally”.The Syrian military stated its forces had been persevering with operations in opposition to “terrorist teams” within the countryside of Hama, Homs and Deraa, areas which have witnessed escalating clashes in latest days.

Fears that the conflicts sparked by the 7 October assaults would embroil the area have, till now, proved unfounded – however the fall of Aleppo is an indication that simmering enmities are being exacerbated in ways in which could but have international penalties.

The Israeli army has issued an announcement saying that it doesn’t plan to intervene in occasions happening in Syria, reported Reuters.

It stated it has deployed further forces to its UN-monitored buffer zone with Syria and at quite a few factors mandatory for defence in mild of the newest occasions within the nation.

The Syrian prime minister stated that Syria ought to have free elections so the Syrian individuals can select who they need, reported Reuters.

He additionally advised Al-Arabiya that he has had contact with insurgent commander al-Golani on methods to handle the present interval.