Syrian president leaves Damascus on plane as army says his rule ends - reports

The Syrian government appears to have fallen after a lightning offensive by rebels.

President Bashar al Assad fled Damascus on a plane for an unknown destination, according to two senior Syrian army officers speaking to the Reuters news agency, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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