'No-one slept' - how news of the fall of Bashar al-Assad spread

Residents in the Syrian capital tell of an anxious night waiting for news of the fall of Bashar Al-Assad.

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After several hours of reports of rebels getting closer and closer, the forces declared Damascus "free" of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in the early hours of Sunday.

Unverified videos circulating on social media show people cheering in the streets and welcoming the rebel fighters, as well as inmates being freed from the notorious Saydnaya prison.

"No-one slept in Syria last night... no Syrian abroad slept," Rania Kataf, who runs the Humans of Damascus Facebook page, said.

"The whole community was holding their phones waiting for the final news.

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