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Russian military bases in Syria are on high alert, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported. "There is currently no serious threat to the security of Russian military bases in Syria."

Iran's MFA spokesman says diplomats in the Iranian embassy in Syria left the mission "minutes before" it was raided

Russian Foreign Ministry: Assad left the presidency and Syria after negotiations with a number of participants in the Syrian conflict, gave orders to peacefully transfer power, Russia did not participate in the negotiations

Israeli air strikes on Inkhil Airport, Tal al-Tha'alib, Khalkhala (the largest military base for the Syrian army), Daraa and Sweida

Israel is currently launching a large aerial attack in Syria after the downfall of Assad. Heavy military equipment and ammo depots are bombed. East Syria: an airstrike targeted moments ago the town of Mayadin (South Deir ez-Zur province)

Israeli airstrikes in Suwayda province. Khalkhakah Airbase is bombed

Rebel Force enter the Coastal City of Latakia in Northwestern Syria, to cheers from Residents

The National Army factions in Operation Dawn of Freedom reportedly control the city of Manbij, east of Aleppo, after the withdrawal of the SDF from it

The Jedya Battalion north of the city of Inkhil, Tal al-Hamad west of the city of Sheikh Maskin in the central countryside, and Tal al-Shaar in Quneitra Governorate were subjected to raids by Israeli warplanes, and the aircraft are still in the airspace. The Israeli artillery had targeted the vicinity of the village of Maariya and its surroundings with shells

SNA launched attack on Manbij from several sides

Reportedly Israeli aircraft launch raid on Mezzeh military airport and other areas in the countryside of Daraa and Quneitra

Israeli aircraft targeted the army battalion in the newly liberated Jdeideh, and the aircraft is still hovering over the area. Daraa: An Israeli air raid on the outskirts of the city of Inkhil in the western countryside of Daraa

Rebel factions seized the town of Kasab and control its border crossing with Türkiye

President Zelensky: yesterday met Trump in Elysee palace, explained him that we need fair and just peace, that will not be destroyed by Russians in several years. Russians are running from Syria, but that doesn't mean they will not attempt to bring death there again. Russia lost 198 000 soldiers killed and 550 000 wounded. Ukraine lost 43 000 killed and 370 000 wounded

The Russian base in the town of Arima in the countryside of Manbij was captured by the Syrian National Army

Tank explosion under the southern ring road in Damascus

Israeli army: Based on the assessment of the situation in the Northern Command, it was decided that in four Druze local authorities in the northern Golan Heights - Buqa'ata, Ein Qinya, Mas'ada and Majdal Shams - today's classes will be remote. There has been no change in the regularity of schooling in kindergartens. In the rest of the Golan Heights, schooling is continuing as usual. Also it was decided to declare a closed military zone starting today in the agricultural areas in the Marom Golan-Ein Zivan and Buqa'ata-Khirbet Ein Hur areas. The entry of farmers to certain areas will be restricted according to the needs of the Israeli army for several hours and in full coordination with the 474th Regional Brigade. The Israeli army clarifies that entry to these areas is prohibited

Reportedly SNA infiltrated in Manbij and welcomed by locals

The Turkish Armed Forces hit SDF targets in the villages of Avn Dedet, Tokhar and Derch in the north of Manbij with artillery fire.

Syrian state TV screen: The victory of the great Syrian revolution and the overthrow of the Assad regime

The convoys of the Deterrence of Aggression Operations Room have begun arriving with members of the Public Security to control the chaos in Damascus, with the intention of announcing a curfew in the evening to control security in the capital, Damascus.

People of Qamshli stormed the Assad government Headquarters and the city's airport

Iran’s embassy in Damascus is being stormed by protesters

Israeli army: We deployed forces in the buffer zone and several important defense points in light of events in Syria

SDF Commander: We are living 'historic' moments with the fall of the authoritarian government

Statement: All the news circulating about the withdrawal of the Deir Ezzor Military Council forces from the city of Deir Ezzor is false. The forces continue their mission to protect the region and its people.

Mezzeh Airport Prisons liberated

Syrian rebels: "The city of Damascus has been liberated, the tyrant Bashar al-Assad has been overthrown, and all unjustly detained prisoners have been released"

Opposition in Statement No. 1 from Damascus: We announce the fall of Assad

Military Operations Directorate Lieutenant Colonel Hassan Abdul Ghani: Our forces are advancing in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor

Military Operations Command: The tyrant Bashar al-Assad has fled. We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad.This is the moment that the displaced and prisoners have long awaited, the moment of returning home and the moment of freedom after decades of oppression and suffering. To the displaced all over the world, a free Syria awaits you

Syrian armed opposition: The free Syrian people brought down Bashar al-Assad

Al-Hadath sources: The Syrian Army Command Informed Its Officers and Soldiers of the Fall of the regime

A Syrian plane from Damascus descended near the Lebanese border.

Now Umayyad Square in Damascus

Very heavy clashes in Damascus now near an army headquarter in Abu Rummaneh

Syrian Air plane from Damascus is flying towards Syrian Coast

Reuters, citing senior Syrian officials: Bashar al-Assad left Damascus to an unknown destination

Clashes and gunfire around the town of Sayyida Zeinab, south of the capital Damascus

Rebels' Military Operations Department enters the Radio and Television Building to broadcast a statement announcing the end of Assad's rule

Rebel factions enter the city of Masyaf, west of Hama, without fighting

Rebels: We have freed prisoners in Sednaya prison

The Syrian opposition has taken control of the Sednaya prison, and now detainees are being released from it

Rebel's Military Operations Management: Our forces have begun entering the capital, Damascus.

Rebels control Sednaya prison in Damascus countryside

Rebels have entered Republican Palace in Damascus after withdrawal of Assad soldiers

Syrian opposition announces release of prisoners from Al-Nabk prison in Damascus countryside

Pro-Assad forces soldiers in Damascus’s Mazzih are leaving their positions and saying “The regime has fallen”

DamascusSources from inside the operations room confirm that an agreement has been reached with the Sednaya prison administration to allow their withdrawal. This is happening now, and the liberation of prisoners will begin immediately after Assad’s soldiers withdraw

Reuters, citing residents of the Syrian capital: Heavy gunfire heard in central Damascus

Syrian opposition forces take control of the Republican Guard (104th Brigade) in the vicinity of Wadi Barada in the Damascus countryside after the elements fled and withdrew from it

Negotiations with the administration of Sednaya prison to surrender without a fight, free the prisoners and secure everyone

CNN: Syrian opposition reconnaissance units entered Damascus in search of Bashar al-Assad

Tanks in the streets of Damascus now. They re heading to the Omayyad Square which leads to several strategic locations, including the presidential palace

The Military Police Prison in the #Qaboun neighborhood in #Damascus was completely emptied and all detainees were released.

Cancellation of all flights from Damascus International Airport

Prisoners released in Al-Wafideen camp in the Damascus countryside

Rebel forces appear to have entered the Syrian capital of Damascus, one resident told CNN, as the Assad government's defenses showed signs of collapsing. "The rebels are in Barzeh," a neighborhood inside Damascus city, the resident told CNN, adding that clashes were currently taking place.

Syrian Military abandoning positions in Central Damascus, changing into civilian clothes

Rebels took 81st Brigade base in the city of Al-Rahiba

SOHR: Military personnel at Damascus International Airport have been ordered to leave their positions and move to the capital

Rebels take control of Bloudan city in Damascus countryside

Rebels heading towards Sednaya Prison

Military factions pressure the last military checkpoint to withdraw from the vicinity of Sednaya prison

Rebels have reportedly captured Shayrat Airbase from Assad Loyalist

Scenes from Houla in Homs

Another Russian Air Force Il-76 heavy lifter is inbound to Latakia

Rebels seized Police College in Qaboun

Latakia's Raml Camp, the old Palestinian refugee neighborhood, protesting again after more than 13 years since the army and navy besieged and invaded the neighborhood in August 2011.

Al-Mayadeen Reporter: Syrian army withdraws from Latakia mountains towards city on Syrian coast

Israeli warplanes continue their raids on a number of sites in Lebanon, including the Josieh crossing in the vicinity of Qusayr. It was reported that a convoy of the Lebanese Hezbollah returning from Syria was targeted.

Israeli raids on Al-Qusayr crossing on the Lebanese-Syrian border

Rebels' Military Operations Department takes control of the city of Al-Qusayr in the Homs countryside on the border with Lebanon

Rebels take control of Rankous town police station in Al-Tall area in northern Damascus countryside

Rebels Factions in Zabadani, Rif Dimashq Announce Control of the City and Expulsion of Assad's Forces

Rebels: Heads of intelligence branches in Damascus have completed their arrangements with us to control the capital

Rebels have reached Qusayr, Homs

"We advise you to be kind to people, and whoever leaves his weapon, give him security, and whoever flees, do not catch him," - Ahmed Al-Sharaa(Jolani) addresses a speech for Homs liberation

The moment of demolishing the statue of Hafez al-Assad in the heart of Homs city

The Lebanese army brings military reinforcements to the Hermel region on the Lebanese-Syrian border

US National Security Advisor: We will continue to work to strengthen our forces in Syria

US National Security Adviser: US Will Not Be Militarily Involved in Syrian Civil War

The factions say they have taken control of the first defense point of Sednaya military prison

Rebels have liberated the Al-Sukhnah area in the eastern countryside of Homs after expelling the government forces from it as part of Operation Deterrence_of_Aggression

US National Security Advisor: We are concerned about the conflict in Syria spreading abroad

Government forces killed two protesters in Douma near Damascus

Celebration in the center of Homs, in the Clock Square

Rebels entered Bab al-Sabaa neighborhood in Homs city

Lieutenant Colonel Hassan Abdul Ghani: Our forces were able to liberate more than 3,500 prisoners from Homs Military Prison, and we renew our pledge to our people to liberate all detainees from the prisons of tyranny.

Ahmed Al-Dalati, a leader in the Rebels' Military Operations Department: - All axes surrounding the city of Homs are controlled by the revolutionary forces - The government forces withdrew from Homs - We clashed with Hezbollah fighters stationed in military sites in Homs

Hundreds of Hezbollah fighters withdrew from Qusayr and neighbouring villages towards Lebanon

Arab countries with Turkiye and Russia in a joint statement on Syria stated that the continuation of the Syrian crisis constitutes a dangerous development for the safety of the country and regional and international security.nThey calls for a political solution that leads to end of military operations

Intensive flight of warplanes in the skies of the capital, Damascus

Army and security leaders flee by helicopter from Al-Shayrat military base in Homs to the coast

The factions control the Francis checkpoint and the Vanguard camp inside the city of Zabadani in the Damascus countryside

An airstrike by warplanes on the city of Rastan, north of Homs

Opposition factions comb the neighborhoods of Homs city after the withdrawal of government forces from it

Scenes of Assad's forces fleeing Homs, as the "Military Operations Administration" fighters approach full control of the city, as part of Operation "Deterrence of Aggression"

Signs of possible evacuation at Russia's Khmeimim Air Base in Syria. Multiple airlifters have arrived at the base. 3 IL-76s and 1 AN-124. The An-72 is usually forward based there. There also appears to be a Su-24 on the runway. Major uptick in airlifted presence

Military factions take control of Homs Central Prison