Beirut, December 8:The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor says Syria's President Bashar Assad has left the country to an undisclosed location.

Rami Abdurrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told The Associated Press that Assad took a flight from Damascus early Sunday. Assad Regime in Syria Falls: Syrian Rebels Claims They Have Overthrown Bashar al-Assad-Led Government, President Reportedly Flees.

Abdurrahman's comments came after Syrian insurgents said they had entered Damascus, capping a stunning advance across the country, as residents of the capital reported sounds of gunfire and explosions. There was no immediate statement from the Syrian government.

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