Earlier, Syrian rebels announced on state television on Sunday that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, eliminating a 50-year family dynasty in a lightning offensive that raises the spectre of ...
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Timour Azhari AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters, as ...