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Syrian rebels declared the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad following the complete seizure of Damascus on Sunday.
An anti-government fighter tears down a portrait of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after jihadists and their allies entered the northern Syrian city. (IMAGE: AFP)
Bashar Al-Assad has resigned from the post of the President of Syria and left the country, Russia confirmed the development on Sunday after the rebels toppled the Assad’s long regime in a weeklong lightning offensive.
Moscow said that Assad left the position after talks with the sides involved in the conflict. He also agreed to transfer power peacefully to the rebels.
“As a result of negotiations between B Assad and a number of participants in the armed conflict in the SAR, he decided to leave the presidential post and left the country, giving instructions to transfer power peacefully,” the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
Moscow said that it didn’t participate in the negotiation talks. It further appealed to the opposition fighters to “renounce the use of violence and resolve all governance issues by political means.”
“The Russian Federation is in contact with all groups of the Syrian opposition. We call for respect for the opinions of all ethno-confessional forces of Syrian society, and support efforts to establish an inclusive political process,” it added.
Syrian opposition fighters have declared that the country has been “liberated” after they stormed the capital city of Damascus and announced that President Assad had fled the capital city to an unknown destination.
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Damascus, Syria