Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty ImagesAfter less than two weeks of fighting across Syria’s northwest, rebel groups swiftly seized control of the capital.
November 30: Rebels take control of Aleppo cityPosters of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were destroyed as rebel forces swept across the country.
I swear to God, we are inside Hama city, we are inside Aleppo city,” a fighter cheered as he filmed himself by a local landmark in Hama.
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Aref Tammawi/AFP/Getty ImagesEarly on Sunday morning, Syrian rebels declared the capital of Damascus “liberated” after entering the city with very little resistance from regime forces.
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