The future of a country devastated by 14 years of civil war and 54 years of dictatorship now remains to be seen.
Jerusalem Post reporter Seth J. Frantzman reports from the Golan Heights, near the abandoned Syrian town of Quneitra, where a lone regime flag still stood.
The IDF and the intelligence community are preparing for a variety of scenarios along the Syrian border and beyond.
Lapid urged Israel to strengthen regional alliances with Saudi Arabia and the Abraham Accords nations to confront growing instability in the region.
"To the displaced all over the world, free Syria awaits you," Syrian rebels announced on Telegram.
Minutes before Russia announced Assad's alleged departure, reports surfaced of a plane taking off from a Russian airfield in Latakia, Syria.
Thousands in cars and on foot congregated at a main square in Damascus waving and chanting "Freedom," witnesses said.
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of the Islamist rebel group, called it a "historic moment."
While the rebel factions have deep political divisions, their united goal in toppling the Al-Assad regime is the driving force behind this lightning offensive.
Homs and Damascus captured by rebels • IDF strikes Syrian chemical weapons factory
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