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Syrian rebels say they have reached Damascus in ‘final stage’ of offensive – Middle East crisis live

Hassan Abdul-Ghani, an insurgent commander, said fighters were heading from eastern and southern Syria towards Damascus

Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, remains in Damascus and is carrying out his work from the capital, the Syrian state news agency said on Saturday.

Anti-government protesters toppled a statue of Assad’s late father, Hafez, in the mostly Druze and Christian Damascus suburb of Jaramana earlier on Saturday, witnesses told Agence France-Presse.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Hassan Abdul-Ghani, an insurgent commander, said fighters were heading from eastern and southern Syria towards DamascusSyria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, remains in Damascus and is carrying out his work from the capital, the Syrian state news agency said on Saturday.Anti-government protesters toppled a statue of Assad’s late father, Hafez, in the mostly Druze and Christian Damascus suburb of Jaramana earlier on Saturday, witnesses told Agence France-Presse. Continue reading…