The Assad family ruled Syria for more than 50 years. It took less than two weeks for the regime to fall. On November the 27th last year, Syrian rebels launched a major offensive in western Aleppo against Assad’s forces. It was the first significant conflict between the two sides in years. Three days later, the rebels seized Aleppo. It was the first time the fighters had set foot in the city since 2016, when they were forced out by government forces. The fighters extended their offensive into Hama, giving them control of a strategic central city they’d never held before. By December the 6th, opposition forces had captured most of the southern region of Daraa – the birthplace of the uprising in 2011. In their lightning advance, the fighters took over the city of Homs, cutting off government forces from their coastal strongholds. In the early hours of December the 8th, they entered the capital Damascus, facing very little resistance from government forces. The leader of the main Syrian opposition armed group and now the president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, declared victory from inside the Umayyad Mosque. Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig has more from Aleppo, Syria. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Syria #SyriaWar #SyriaCivilWar #BasharAlAssad #SyriaAfterAssad #SyriaConflict #RebuildingSyria #HTS #HayatTahrirAlSham #AhmedAlSharaa #Aleppo #Hama #Daraa #Homs #Damascus #AlJazeeraEnglish