{"id":2377573,"date":"2024-12-07T23:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T04:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-rebels-enter-damascus-declare-country-free-of-assad-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-07T23:36:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T04:36:32","slug":"syrian-rebels-enter-damascus-declare-country-free-of-assad-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-rebels-enter-damascus-declare-country-free-of-assad-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian rebels enter Damascus, declare country \u2018free of Assad\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsyrian-rebels-enter-damascus-declare-country-free-of-assad-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2377573&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200dtext describes a situation in Syria where rebel\u200b forces have successfully entered the capital city of Damascus. Following this significant development, the rebels have proclaimed that the country is now &#8220;free of Assad,&#8221; referring to \u2063the president\u2062 Bashar al-Assad.This statement\u200b suggests \u2064a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">major turning point<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-sends-250-million-more-to-ukraine-taking-advantage-of-pentagon-accounting-error\/\" title=\"Biden administration seizes opportunity with Pentagon&#039;s accounting error, sends additional 0 million to Ukraine.\">ongoing\u2064 conflict<\/a>\u2063 within \u200cSyria,\u2062 indicating \u200bthat the rebels believe \u2062they have\u200c gained sufficient control \u200cto declare a newfound\u200c freedom from the \u2063Assad\u2062 regime. The context implies a shift in power dynamics amidst the ongoing civil \u200bwar.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Syrian rebels enter Damascus, declare country &lsquo;free of Assad&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1903538\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Syrian rebels have entered the capital city of Damascus after a shocking takeover of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Middle Eastern<\/a> country in under two weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Syrian President Bashar al Assad, whose whereabouts were unknown, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/syria-rebels-celebrate-captured-homs-set-sights-damascus-2024-12-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly<\/a> left the country. Social media users tracking Assad&rsquo;s alleged plane noted that it <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/warmonitors\/status\/1865591052683395292?s=46&amp;t=QImh_XVez_-AE3fI8sAeww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">disappeared <\/a>from flight radar <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/no_itsmyturn\/status\/1865589274801737761?s=46&amp;t=QImh_XVez_-AE3fI8sAeww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"near\">near<\/a> the city of Homs.<\/p>\n<p>The Syrian prime minister, Mohammad Ghazi al Jalali, announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sentdefender\/status\/1865605235059613855?s=46&amp;t=QImh_XVez_-AE3fI8sAeww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement \">statement <\/a>that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-private-call-reveals-biden-questioning-trump-about-turning-his-head-during-assassination-attempt\/\" title=\"Leaked private call reveals Biden questioning Trump about turning his head during assassination attempt\">hadn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t left the country and expressed willingness to &ldquo;cooperate&rdquo; with the rebel leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Sunday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/w-h-o-chief-tedros-marxist-political-party-accused-of-mass-rape-murder-in-ethiopia\/\" title=\"W.H.O. Chief Tedros&#039; Marxist Political Party Accused of Mass Rape, Murder in Ethiopia\">rebel fighters<\/a>, who are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3253361\/trump-calls-for-nonintervention-in-syria-as-rebel-troops-advance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"part\">part<\/a> of the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham which is an outgrowth of Al Qaeda, marched through the strategic city of Homs. That gave them a direct path to Damascus.<\/p>\n<p>Footage <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/waffairsblog\/12440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted\">posted<\/a> to Telegram shows rebel fighters operating the state television office in Damascus as well as civilians <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hussamhamoud\/status\/1865588287399748069?s=46&amp;t=QImh_XVez_-AE3fI8sAeww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"taking\">taking<\/a> to the streets, celebrating the fall of Assad.<\/p>\n<p>The rebels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/syria-rebels-celebrate-captured-homs-set-sights-damascus-2024-12-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said \">said <\/a>on Sunday that Syria was &ldquo;now free of Assad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The rebels also said they had control of a notorious prison to the north of Damascus, the Saydnaya Military Prison. Video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/12\/07\/world\/syria-war-damascus\" title=\"showed\">showed<\/a> groups of men walking through the city streets who were reportedly released from the prison.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NSC_Spox\/status\/1865610241582211488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted \">posted <\/a>on X that &ldquo;President [Joe] Biden and his team are closely monitoring the extraordinary events in Syria and staying in constant touch with regional partners.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden administration<\/a>&nbsp;has watched the unfolding chaos with caution, voicing neutrality.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1903538\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1903538\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syrian rebels seize Damascus, claim country is &#8216;free of Assad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2377574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/syrian-rebels-hama.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[18545,46264,32603,45844,46262],"class_list":["post-2377573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-assad","tag-damascus","tag-political-news","tag-syrian-civil-war","tag-syrian-rebels"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/syrian-rebels-hama.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377573"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377577,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377573\/revisions\/2377577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}