{"id":202219,"date":"2024-12-07T18:03:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T18:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/syrian-rebels-close-in-on-damascus-as-presidency-denies-assad-has-left-capital-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-12-07T18:03:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T18:03:31","slug":"syrian-rebels-close-in-on-damascus-as-presidency-denies-assad-has-left-capital-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/syrian-rebels-close-in-on-damascus-as-presidency-denies-assad-has-left-capital-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian rebels close in on Damascus as presidency denies Assad has left capital | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/njRQRee4tnA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Syrian rebels close in on Damascus as presidency denies Assad has left capital | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/njRQRee4tnA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Syrian rebels are closing in on Damascus from the north and south, and have entered the key city of Homs, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Syrian presidency has denied reports that President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus.<\/p>\n<p>The leader of the Islamist militant group HTS said their goal is the overthrow of Assad&#8217;s regime. <\/p>\n<p>Protesters have brought down the statue of the Syrian president&#8217;s father in the suburb of Jermana, about 10km from Damascus, a witness told the Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syrian rebels are closing in on Damascus from the north and south, and have entered the key city of Homs, according to reports. 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