Rebel forces in Damascus declare the capital city “free” of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad as government forces withdraw
They say public institutions will stay under the supervision of the former prime minister until they’re officially handed over
Reports say that Assad has left Damascus by plane for an unknown destination
The Syrian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ghazi al-Jalali, has said he doesn’t know where Assad is at the moment
BBC correspondent Barbara Plett Usher has arrived in Damascus and reports that Syrians are chanting in celebration in the capital
