- Syrian government appears to have fallen in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family The Associated Press
- Syria rebels declare Damascus ‘free,’ claim Assad has fled the capital CNN
- Opposition fighters take Syrian capital, Damascus Al Jazeera English
- Syrian dictator Bashar Assad flees into exile as Islamist rebels conquer country Fox News
- Syrian prime minister says he is ready to hand over the government to the opposition in a peaceful transition ABC News