News24 | ‘Suddenly everyone was scared’: Assad flees Syria, PM promises to co-operate with new leadership December 8, 2024 A Syria war monitor said that President Bashar al-Assad has left the country, after losing swathes of territory to a lightning offensive led by an Islamist-led rebel coalition that said it entered Damascus. Source: News24 Updated: December 8, 2024 at 6:35 am Tags: PM, Syria ◀ Taiwan reports 14 Chinese warships and 4 balloons near the island Trump Calls for ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ in Ukraine After Meeting Zelensky in Paris ▶