Damascus was taken in 11 days: Syrian rebels announced on television that Assad's regime had been overthrown

They took Damascus in 11 days: Syrian rebels announced on television that the Assad regime had been overthrown Anzhelika Baybak

On Sunday, December 8, Syrian rebels in their first message on state television said they had ended Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule. Footage of the message aired by the channels was also shown online.

This was reported by 24 Kanal with reference to Reuters.

Syrian rebels say Assad's government has fallen

A team from the Syrian rebel army announced on Sunday that Assad's regime has ended. At the same time, as some of the officers report, the operation is still ongoing in key cities.

Thus, the rebels were able to overthrow the dictator's regime in 11 days of the operation. The statement says that the rebels have freed all prisoners who were detained by the Assad regime. The person who spoke on behalf of the rebels also noted that the opposition group “Operations Room for the Conquest of Damascus” called on all opposition fighters and citizens to preserve the state institutions of the “free Syrian state.”

We celebrate with the Syrian people the news of the release of our prisoners, the removal of their chains and the announcement of the end of the era of tyranny in Sednaya prison, the rebels emphasized.

Rebels' address on state television: watch the video

Reference. Sednaya prison has been in operation since the beginning of the civil war in Syria in 2011 is known as a place of mass torture and executions. Tens of thousands of civilian prisoners and rebels died there.

As the media writes, now thousands of people have gathered in the main square of Damascus. The people are rejoicing at the overthrow of the Assad regime and chanting: “Freedom”.