Syrian rebel forces seize Damascus as Assad regime topples

The capture of the Syrian capital Damascus was unprecedented –  with rebel forces apparently meeting little or no resistance.

The rebel commander of the main group Hayat Tahrir al Sham – known as HTS – said in a statement read out on Syrian TV: “the future is ours and that there is no turning back”.

This as the whereabouts of the fallen Syrian President, Bashar al Assad, remain unknown, with only Russia confirming he had fled the country.

Harry Fawcett has this report.