Breaking News... The 61-year-old Baath regime in Syria has collapsed: Jihadists have begun entering Damascus, Assad has left Damascus!

In Syria, the Sednaya Prison, which is identified with the Assad administration and known for its torture, was raided and prisoners were released. As jihadist groups led by HTS began entering Damascus, Reuters reported that Assad had left the city. The Syrian Prime Minister announced that they are ready to transfer power peacefully. A video broadcast on Syrian State Television announced that Bashar al-Assad had been overthrown and all prisoners in jails had been released.

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Jihadist groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have been continuing their attacks against Assad forces in Syria since November 27.

ASSAD HAS LEFT DAMASCUS

As the Assad administration largely lost control in the capital Damascus, Reuters reported that Assad has left Damascus.

THE REGIME IS TRANSFERRING POWER IN SYRIA

The Syrian Army Command informed its officers that the Assad regime has fallen.

Mohammed Ghazi al-Jalali, the Prime Minister of the Bashar al-Assad government, stated in a video message shared on his social media account that they are "ready to work with a government chosen by the people in Syria and are ready to provide all kinds of support."

Calling for public property not to be damaged, al-Jalali said, "We extend our hand to the opposition who say they will not touch anyone and who have extended their hand to us."

Al-Jalali stated, "Syria belongs to all Syrians. This country can be a normal country; this country can establish good relations with its neighbors and the world. This choice is up to the administration that the Syrian people will choose. We are ready to cooperate with the new administration to be elected. We are ready to provide them with all kinds of support and easily transfer state files to them."

STATEMENT FROM HTS LEADER AHMET EŞ-ŞERA

The leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Ahmed al-Shara (Abu Mohammad al-Julani), warned in a statement on social media not to approach public institutions in Damascus, saying, "These institutions will remain under the supervision of the former Prime Minister until they are officially handed over."

Al-Shara stated, "Approaching public institutions is strictly prohibited. These institutions will remain under the supervision of the former Prime Minister until they are officially handed over. Firing into the air is also prohibited."

“WE OVERTHREW ASSAD, WE LIBERATED DAMASCUS”

Speaking to Syrian State Television, groups affiliated with HTS made the statement, “We overthrew Assad, we liberated Damascus.”

In the published video, it was announced that all prisoners in the jails had been released.

THAT PLANE SEEN WEST OF HOMS...

While Assad's route remains unknown for now, a flight between Damascus and Latakia has brought various claims to social media.

On flight tracking websites on the internet, it was claimed that a plane, which was last seen west of Homs after taking off from the airport in Damascus but then disappeared from tracking, was carrying Bashar al-Assad.

Claims were made that the plane in question descended to an altitude of 1600 feet and performed "unusual maneuvers" before disappearing from radar.

SEDNAYA PRISON RAIDED

Advancing toward the center of Damascus, jihadist groups raided the Sednaya Prison, which is identified with the Assad administration and known for its torture, and released the prisoners.

?? Prisoners rescued from Sednaya Prison. pic.twitter.com/NDkR5NonjL
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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SYRIA?

Clashes between Assad administration forces and jihadist groups began on November 27 in the western countryside of Aleppo province in northern Syria.

Jihadist groups, which took most of the center of Aleppo from Assad forces on November 30, had established dominance throughout Idlib on the same day.

Following intense clashes, the groups took the city center of Hama from regime forces on December 5.

Jihadists had begun to advance by capturing some settlements in the strategically important Homs province, which opens to the capital Damascus.

Military opposition forces, which launched an operation in the Daraa province on the Syrian-Jordanian border on December 6, had recaptured the provincial center from regime forces following the clashes.

In the Operation Dawn of Freedom launched by the Syrian National Army against the terrorist organization PKK/YPG in the Aleppo countryside on December 1, the Tel Rifat district center was cleared of terrorism.

News Source: AA