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Jihadists enter Damascus: Live Updates Jihadists enter Damascus: Live Updates
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President Bashar Assad’s office has supposedly left the capital, and Syrian army has withdrawn from its positions in the cityPresident Bashar Assad’s office has supposedly left the capital, and Syrian army has withdrawn from its positions in the city
Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham (HTS) jihadists and other anti-government militias continued their advance towards Damascus on Saturday, with HTS reportedly reaching the city’s suburbs and the US-sponsored Free Syrian Army (FSA) seizing the ancient site of Palmyra. Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham (HTS) jihadists and other anti-government militias have entered Damascus on Saturday, taking control over the Syrian capital. Flight data websites show that President Bashar Assad's plane has left the city. Syrian PM Mohammad al-Jalali has already offered cooperation “with any leadership chosen by the people”, also claiming he remains in his home.
HTS, a group led by a former Al-Qaeda commander and previously known as Jabhat al-Nusra, launched a surprise offensive from the opposition-held province of Idlib in northern Syria last week, swiftly driving the Syrian Army from Aleppo and entering the cities of Hama and Homs on the road south to Damascus. HTS, a group led by a former Al-Qaeda commander and previously known as Jabhat al-Nusra, launched a surprise offensive from the opposition-held province of Idlib in northern Syria just last week. Jihadists have already driven the Syrian Army from the cities of Aleppo, Hama, Homs, and Al-Qusayr at the border with Lebanon.
With Kurdish militants battling government forces in Deir-ez-Zor to the east and Palmyra falling to the FSA, several Western media outlets have claimed that Assad is preparing to flee the country. Other opposition and militant groups operating in Syria also seized several parts of the country. US-sponsored Free Syrian Army (FSA) has taken control of the ancient site of Palmyra, while the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) also backed by US have seized Deir ez-Zor.
The president’s office, however, insists that he has no plans to leave Damascus. He has vowed to “eliminate” the rampaging jihadists and to punish their “sponsors and supporters.”