Fall of Damascus (2024)

Fall of Damascus
	Part of the 2024 southern offensive of the Syrian civil war
	; Military advances in Syria towards Damascus Controlled by the Syrian opposition Controlled by the Israeli Army
Date	7–8 December 2024 (1 day)
Location	Damascus and Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
Status	Syrian opposition victory Syrian Army surrenders the capital to the opposition; Bashar al-Assad flees to Russia; Fall of the Assad regime;
Belligerents
Syrian opposition Southern Operations Room (SOR); Syrian Free Army; Syrian Salvation Government (final phase);	Syrian Arab Republic ;
Commanders and leaders
Ahmad al-Awda; Salem Turki al-Antri; Abu Mohammad al-Julani (final phase)	Maher al-Assad
Units involved
Tahrir al-Sham (final phase)	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army Syrian Army Command; 4th Armoured Division; ;

On 7 December 2024, the Syrian opposition group known as the Southern Operations Room led forces that entered the Rif Dimashq region of Syria from the south, and those forces then came within 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the capital Damascus. The Syrian Army withdrew from multiple points in the outskirts.^[9] Concurrently with the advance towards Damascus, opposition militia Tahrir al-Sham and the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army in the north launched an offensive into Homs,^[10] while the Syrian Free Army advanced into the capital from the southeast.^[11]^{[better source needed]} By 8 December 2024, rebel forces entered the city's Barzeh neighborhood.^[12] According to official state reports in Russian mass media and media footage, President Bashar al-Assad left Damascus by air to Moscow, where he was granted asylum,^[13] sealing the fall of his regime.

^ "Assad Flees as Syrian Rebels Take Damascus: Live Updates". The Wall Street Journal. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ "Syrian rebels seize Damascus; Assad flees capital". NBC News. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ "Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus to an unknown destination". The Jerusalem Post. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ "Moscow claims Assad fled as mystery plane leaves Russian air base in Syria". The Jerusalem Post. 8 December 2024. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Syrian rebels enter Damascus: everything we know so far". The Guardian. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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^ "10 km from the capital Damascus.. The regime is withdrawing rapidly in southern Syria and the factions are advancing" (in Arabic). SOHR. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "Local factions break the first lines of defense of Homs city and attack the headquarters of the 26th Division and the College of Engineering near the city" (in Arabic). SOHR. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "US-backed anti-regime groups began expanding to north and towards Damascus from southern Syria". Anadolu Agency. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ Kourdi, Eyad; Edwards, Christian; Robertson, Nic; Schmitz, Avery (7 December 2024). "Syrian rebels appear to have entered Damascus as Assad regime's defenses crumble". CNN. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ Lilieholm, Lucas; Kourdi, Eyad; Razek, Raja; Szekeres, Edward; McCarthy, Simone; Nicholls, Catherine; Tanno, Sophie; Chowdhury, Maureen (8 December 2024). "Assad flees to Moscow as Syria rebels capture Damascus". CNN. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

[1] "Assad Flees as Syrian Rebels Take Damascus: Live Updates". The Wall Street Journal. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

[2] "Syrian rebels seize Damascus; Assad flees capital". NBC News. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

[3] "Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus to an unknown destination". The Jerusalem Post. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

[4] "Moscow claims Assad fled as mystery plane leaves Russian air base in Syria". The Jerusalem Post. 8 December 2024. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

[HTS-5] "Syrian rebels enter Damascus: everything we know so far". The Guardian. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

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[9] "10 km from the capital Damascus.. The regime is withdrawing rapidly in southern Syria and the factions are advancing" (in Arabic). SOHR. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[10] "Local factions break the first lines of defense of Homs city and attack the headquarters of the 26th Division and the College of Engineering near the city" (in Arabic). SOHR. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[Anadolu_Agency-2024-11] "US-backed anti-regime groups began expanding to north and towards Damascus from southern Syria". Anadolu Agency. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

[enterdamascus-12] Kourdi, Eyad; Edwards, Christian; Robertson, Nic; Schmitz, Avery (7 December 2024). "Syrian rebels appear to have entered Damascus as Assad regime's defenses crumble". CNN. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[13] Lilieholm, Lucas; Kourdi, Eyad; Razek, Raja; Szekeres, Edward; McCarthy, Simone; Nicholls, Catherine; Tanno, Sophie; Chowdhury, Maureen (8 December 2024). "Assad flees to Moscow as Syria rebels capture Damascus". CNN. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

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