Anti-government rebel forces in southern Syria have seized most of the Deraa region, the symbolic birthplace of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
Violent clashes with government forces allowed local factions to overrun military sites, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
The news comes amid soaring violence as rebels advance from Hama (north) with unverified reports of the President leaving the country taking center stage.
Damascus, The Capital is Just 100KM Away
Rebel forces are now just 100 kilometers away from Damascus, which is currently trending in the United States on X.
Military experts around have expressed pessimism at the ability of Syrian forces to retake and control most of the region they have lost.
Russians have also shown limited intervention in Syria despite having two key military installations in the country.
The Wall Street Journal reported last day that Jordan and Egypt have told Syrian President Bashar Al Assad to leave the country, an unbelievable development.
