Manbij: Syrian National Army fully capture Al-Arimah in rural Manbij, expelling PKK/YPG militias.

Quick Map by Clash Report: Homs

Syrian opposition forces (CMO & SNA) have liberated Homs.

Assad regime and Hezbollah’s Radwan forces flee the city.

Two Iranian airline flights to Damascus were turned back after Israeli threats to shoot them down around this past week, per the New York Times.

HISTORIC: Homs is free.

Historic Homs Clock Tower.

Now freed.

Over 3,500 prisoners from Homs Military Prison have been freed.

Syrian opposition commander Hassan Abdulghani:

Top regime officials and officers in Damascus are coordinating with us to secure their defection, sparking distrust and accusations of betrayal among regime leaders.

Tehran requested safe passage from Syrian opposition for its forces to leave Syria.

Takbeers echo joyfully in Baba Amr neighborhood, Homs.

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Homs' liberation now cuts Damascus off from Latakia’s coast, signaling Assad’s inevitable collapse.

Free Syrian people gather at Clock Square in central Homs.

Syrian cities liberated so far:

• Idlib
• Aleppo
• Hama
• Homs
• Daraa
• As-Suwayda
• Quneitra

More on the way.

Reuters cites a U.S. official stating the Assad regime may collapse within 5-10 days.

WSJ reports Iran secretly told Arab diplomats it’s difficult to send forces to Syria.

Assad sought help from multiple countries with no success.

NEW: Syrian Opposition Commander Ahmad al-Shara (al-Joulani):

We are in the final moments of Homs' liberation, a historic event distinguishing truth from falsehood.

Fighters are urged to show mercy, protect the surrendered, and avoid chasing those who flee.

This is what Bashar Assad did to his people.

Hundreds of thousands civilians were killed in Syria, from executions in Al Tadamon to chemical attacks in Eastern Ghouta.

Now Bashar is almost history.

WSJ cites sources stating Bashar al-Assad and his close associates’ whereabouts are unknown today.

#BREAKING: Syrian opposition commander Hassan Abdulghani:

We announce the full liberation of Homs.

Bashar Assad still continues to kill his own people.

Regime forces kill two protesters in Douma, near Damascus.

And, it's down: People of Homs begin toppling Hafez al-Assad’s statue.