Syria rebels enter Damascus as army and security forces withdraw from airport
Islamist-led rebels announced Sunday they had started entering the Syrian capital Damascus, where residents told AFP they heard heavy gunfire.
"Our forces started entering Damascus," Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) said on Telegram.
The Syrian military and security forces meanwhile left Damascus airport, a war monitor said.
Sources from the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported officers and soldiers of government forces withdrew from Damascus International Airport, as residents in the capital told AFP they heard gunfire in the city.
Source: Agence France Presse
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