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– The Assad regime has fallen. This is revealed in a message to officers in the government forces, according to Reuters. The news agency refers to an officer who received the information. On Sunday morning, an announcement was read out on Syrian state television. – President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been overthrown. The announcement was read out by a group of men who also announced that all inmates in the prison had been released. – Long live the free Syrian state for all Syrians in all sects and ethnic groups, it was declared on state television. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left the capital Damascus. This is reported by Reuters, which quotes two high-ranking officials in the al-Assad regime. Lightning offensive On 27 November, the jihadist group HTS and allied rebels launched a major offensive against government-controlled areas. The uprising came unexpectedly to the al-Assad regime, which led to the fall of Syria’s second largest city, Aleppo. In the days that followed, rebel forces took control of dozens of other towns and villages in the area. Rebel forces with weapons celebrate by firing into the air in Damascus. Photo: Abdulaziz KETAZ \/ AFP The rebels have spread south, and this week they took over the big city of Hama. The group largely controls parts of Idlib province and areas in Aleppo, Hama and Latakia provinces. The president fled President Bashar al-Assad is said to have left the country from the international airport in Damascus, according to the observer group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). It is unknown where the president has traveled. Before the news that his regime had fallen, there was information that he was on his way to leave the capital. Al-Assad has been president of Syria since the year 2000. Bashar al-Assad took over as president of Syria from his father, Hafez al-Assad. Here he is on his way to give his first speech to the National Assembly as head of state. Photo: Louai BESHARA \/ AFP Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali has published a video, in which he says he is ready to cooperate with any new leadership elected by the Syrian people. The Syrian opposition leader Hadi al-Bahra says that the night marks the end of a dark period in Syrian history. Hopes for a peaceful transition Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) advocates a peaceful transfer of power. – We are witnessing dramatic scenes in Damascus. Assad’s regime has been one of the most oppressive in recent history. Over half a million people are believed to have been killed in the brutal war. Residents have gathered in the streets after the news that Assad’s regime has fallen. Photo: LOUAI BESHARA \/ AFP \u2013 The situation is unclear, and there are many forces at play. It is positive that there has been so little blood and violence in recent days. Now it is very important to have a peaceful transition and to get an inclusive political solution in place. The Syrian population deserves a better future, adds Eide. The foreign minister calls Basha al-Assad’s regime one of the most oppressive in recent times. There are reports from the White House that the US is closely monitoring the situation in Syria, reports Reuters. – President Biden and his team are closely following the extraordinary events in Syria, and are in ongoing contact with regional partners, they write in a statement. – Free from the tyrant The leader of the militia Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HST), who led the offensive against the government forces, says they have won. – We declare Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad, says a statement. The leader, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, asks that power structures be left alone. – To all military forces in Damascus: It is strictly forbidden to approach the public institutions. The prime minister wants to oversee them until they are officially handed over, Jolani wrote on Telegram, according to AFP. At the same time, he added that it is now forbidden to shoot in the air with weapons. Video footage from the Syrian capital shows large crowds shooting into the sky. AP Fighting the Assad regimeGovernment forces Led by President Bashar Al-Assad, he belongs to a Shia Muslim minority that has held power since the 1970s. Russia has supported the rebels by carrying out airstrikes. In addition, they have supplied weapons to Assad and used their veto power in the UN Security Council to block sanctions against the regime. Iran has trained Assad’s forces and supported Hezbollah, which fights on the regime’s side. OMAR HAJ KADOUR \/ AFP \/ NTB Fighting against the Assad regime Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) HTS is a Sunni Muslim military group, founded in 2017, and consists of former Al Qaeda groups. The group has mainly had control in the north of the country, especially Idlib – region. Has made major advances in the last week, and taken over control of cities such as Aleppo and Hama. Approaching Homs. AFP Other actors against the Assad regime The Kurds and the USA There are approximately 2 million Kurds living in Syria. Kurdish groups, especially the YPG, have fought against the Islamic State (IS) and at the same time worked for self-government in their areas of the country. The USA has supported the Kurds in the fight against IS , which has created tension with NATO country Turkey. AP Other actors against the Assad regimeTurkeyTurkey believes that the Kurdish groups are associated with the PKK, a Turkish Kurdish separatist group that Turkey considers a terrorist organisation. Therefore, Turkey has carried out military attacks in northern Syria to weaken these groups. AFP Brief on the civil war in Syria Started in 2011 with protests as part of the Arab Spring. The protests were met with violence by the government forces of the president. Over 500,000 people have lost their lives, and thousands of children have lost their parents. Millions of people have fled to the neighboring countries of Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. Germany took in around one million Syrian refugees during the refugee crisis in 2015. Met no resistance According to the news agency, the rebel forces began to enter the capital on the night of Sunday. The news agency pointed, among other things, to sources in two groups among the rebels. According to Reuters, there were no signs of the advance of government forces in the capital during the entry of the rebels who wanted to overthrow the president of the country. President Bashar al-Assad is said to have left Damascus, according to sources in his regime. Photo: Omar Sanadiki \/ AP The rebels claim to have released inmates from the large Sednaya military prison in the capital. – We celebrate together with the Syrian people, the news that our prisoners have been freed, that their chains have been broken and that the end of injustice, their time in Sednaya prison is over, says a statement. Earlier in the night, rebel forces took control of the strategically important city of Qusair, according to sources in the Syrian army. The Hezbollah militia, which supports Assad, announced on Saturday that it had sent around 2,000 troops to the city to support the army, but later withdrew. This is reported by AFP, which refers to sources close to the group. The red cities are controlled by various rebel groups. The Blues were under the control of the government forces, ahead of the fall of the regime. During the weekend, the rebel forces advanced south of the country, aiming for Damascus. On Saturday, several international media reported that the Syrian military had left the suburbs around Damascus. This applied, among other things, to the Mezzeh military airport, which lies between the capital and Deraa. Published 08.12.2024, at 03.06 Updated 08.12.2024, at 08.01 – The Assad regime has fallen. This is revealed in a message to officers in the government forces, according to Reuters. The news agency refers to an officer who received the information. On Sunday morning, an announcement was read out on Syrian state television. – President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been overthrown. 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