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Syrian rebels' lightning advance

Syria rebel fighters raced into Damascus unopposed on Sunday, overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad and ending more than five decades of his family's iron-fisted rule.

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Syrian rebels' lightning advance

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  1. Syrian rebels' lightning advance

  2. Rebel fighters gather in Homs after Syria's army command notified officers that President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule has ended, in Homs, Syria, December 8. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  3. Military aircraft at Hama's military airport, after Syrian rebels battled government forces for control of the key city of Homs, in Hama, Syria, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  4. A rebel fighter gestures the victory sign while standing on a military aircraft that belonged to forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad government, inside Hama's military airport, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  5. A motorcycle passes a tank, after rebels led by HTS sought to capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in the north and Hama in west-central Syria by pressing onwards to Homs, in Hama, Syria, December 6. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  6. A rebel fighter sits on the back of a vehicle in Homs countryside, as Syrian rebels pressed their lightning advance, saying they had seized most of the south, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  7. Rebel fighters stand on a military vehicle in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  8. Tanks sit on the road in Hama amid the rebels' lightning advance, December 6. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  9. A picture of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad inside Hama's military airport, after Syrian rebels battled government forces for control, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  10. Rebel fighters in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  11. A warplane flies over Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  12. Rebel fighters take a picture in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  13. Rebel fighters pass a tank in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  14. A sign on a road to Hama, after Syrian rebels pressed their lightning advance, saying they had seized most of the south, as government forces dug in to defend the key central city of Homs, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  15. Rebel fighters sit on a motorcycle in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  16. Rebel fighters in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  17. Military vehicles in Homs countryside after Syrian rebels pressed their lightning advance, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  18. Rebel fighters pray in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  19. A helicopter that belonged to forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad government at Hama's military airport, after Syrian rebels battled government forces for control, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  20. People ride a bike next to a burning military vehicle after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 8. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

  21. Military aircraft at Hama's military airport, after Syrian rebels battled government forces for control, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  22. A view shows inside Hama's military airport, after Syrian rebels battled government forces for control, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  23. Vehicles drive near a sign on a road to Hama, after rebels sought to capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in the north and Hama in west-central Syria by pressing onwards to Homs, December 6. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  24. A rebel fighter gestures in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  25. A car passes a tank on the side of the road in Hama, December 6. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  26. Aircraft that belonged to forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad government inside Hama's military airport, after Syrian rebels battled government forces for control, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano

  27. A rebel fighter stands atop a military vehicle as he carries a Hayat Tahrir al-Sham flag in Saraqeb town in northwestern Idlib province, December 1. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

  28. A damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, November 30. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

  29. Smoke rises, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus,  Syria, December 8. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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