After several years of what seemed like a stalemate, the situation dramatically shifted in just two weeks. On Sunday, the rebel coalition announced on their Telegram channel that they had taken control of Damascus and that Syrian troops were retreating.
Crowds gathered in the central squares of Damascus, chanting anti-Assad slogans.
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0123Just a few kilometers from the Umayyad Square, Syrians stormed the presidential palace, tearing down portraits of Assad from the guest rooms where the ousted leader once hosted heads of state.
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