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ISLAMIST-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. Residents in the Syrian capital were seen cheering in the streets of Damascus, as the rebel factions heralded the departure of “tyrant” …

Syria’s state television carried the report early on Thursday, specifying the assault as a “missile attack.” Various media outlets had earlier reported that Syria’s air defenses had confronted an Israeli airstrike around Damascus. The official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said a number of explosions had rung out over the …