Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left to an unknown destination, this is according to a news update by Reuters citing two senior army officers familiar with the incident.
Meanwhile, Syrian rebels said on Sunday they have begun entering the capital Damascus without any sign of army deployments.
“We celebrate with the Syrian people the news of freeing our prisoners and releasing their chains and announcing the end of the era of injustice in Sednaya prison,” they added.
Sednaya is a large military prison on the outskirts Damascus where the Syrian government detained thousands.
Syrian rebels announced they gained full control over the key city of Homs early on Sunday after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule dangling by a thread as insurgents marched on Damascus.