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AMMAN/BEIRUT - Syria 's army command has notified officers that President Bashar al-Assad's rule has ended following a lightning rebel offensive, a Syria n officer who was informed of the move told Reuters. Syria n rebels said Damascus was "now free of Assad".Earlier Assad flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters, as rebels said they had entered the capital with no sign of army deployments.
The fighting ground down the insurgents, who were forced out.Hayat Tahrir al-Sham commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the main rebel leader, called the capture of Homs a historic moment and urged fighters not to harm "those who drop their arms".Rebels freed thousands of detainees from the city prison. Security forces left in haste after burning their documents.
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