Syria rebels’ lightning offensive: 11 days to the fall of Damascus
Islamist-led rebels on Sunday declared the end of President Bashar al-Assad’s rule in Syria, saying they have toppled him as they swept into Damascus and sent him fleeing. The rebels’ rapid advance in the last days had reignited a years-long war that had begun in 2011 when Assad repressed anti-government protests but which had become largely dormant.