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Maher Al Mounes with Laure Al Khoury in Beirut

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Rebels hail end of assad rule in syria | History Defined

People celebrate in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana on Sunday (Credit: AFP)

Islamist-led rebels took Damascus on Sunday after a lightning offensive, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath party rule in Syria.

Residents in the capital were seen cheering in the streets as the rebel factions heralded the departure of "tyrant" Assad, saying: "We declare the city of Damascus free."

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