As of this morning, the 51-year Baath regime in Syria has ended. HTS announced that they had entered Damascus and taken control of the capital. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) issued a statement regarding Bashar Assad, saying that he "probably left the country on a private plane." At the same time, celebrations were held all over the country and people took to the streets.

'Despotism has ended'

In a statement on the X Platform, the co-chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria, Ilham Ahmet, said: "Today, we are declaring that despotism has ended, we are leaving the past behind, and we are opening a new page with the hope of uniting the efforts of the Syrian people for a more just and democratic future. Let's stop the sound of bullets and use dialogue as the basis for peace and construction."

'2 thousand Damascus regime soldiers took refuge in Iraq'

Iraqi government spokesperson Basın Avadi announced that 2 thousand soldiers from the Damascus Regime forces took refuge in Iraq. Avadi announced that the soldiers had entered Iraq with the approval of the government.

Hewler-Damascus flights suspended

On the other hand, Hewler International Airport Directorate announced that flights to Damascus were suspended until further notice.

Huge devaluation of Syrian lira

Following the overthrow of the Damascus Regime, the Syrian lira suffered a major loss of value. The local currency fell by 42 percent against the US dollar. Following the decline, 1 dollar is traded at 22 thousand Syrian liras.

Trump: Russia lost interest in Syria

New US President Donald Trump, in a statement on the X platform, said: "Assad is gone. He fled his country. His protector, Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, is no longer interested in protecting him."

Trump added: "Russia and Iran are currently in a weak position; one because of Ukraine and the bad economy, the other because of Israel and Israel's war success." Referring to Russian President Putin, Trump wrote: "I know Vladimir well, it's time to take action. China can help. The world is waiting."