Assad flees Syria - End of Tyranny?

Assad Flees to Moscow — Syrian Rebels Capture Damascus

Damascenes awoke on Sunday to find the end of Bashar al-Assad‘s rule in Syria, marking an end to over a half-century of governing by a ruler with that surname.

Opposition forces arrived shortly before dawn in Umayyad Square, the city center. After a steady trickle in the early hours, a flood of supporters emerged, celebrating and vandalizing symbols of the Assad regime. Dozens of videos showed Assad posters being defaced, statues toppled, and government buildings raided.

Celebratory gunfire was a common sight and sound, with many of the instances reportedly taken off of the ground by defecting Syrian Arab Army soldiers. Several injuries were reported as a result of the shooting.

Videos captured citizens robbing the Syrian Central Bank, carrying out bags of cash.

Large crowds stormed the abandoned presidential palace, smashing portraits of the Assads and looting valuables.

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