syrian peace "activists"free syria assad on the run  wait to see western eu politicians hail the "activists"victory   news/syria-civil-war-12-07-2024-int l/index.html syrias rebel forces claim to have entered damascus, and a source familiar with the advance tells cnn that operatives are taking up key positions in the capital. militarily, damascus has fallen, the source said, after the rebel alliance swept across the country in a lightning offensive.  the rebels said syrian leader bashar al-assad has fled damascus, but syrias presidential office and iranian officials previously maintained he has not departed the capital. us officials told cnn his regime could soon fall. the rebels say they are in touch with senior assad regime officers who are considering defecting.
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