Bashar Assad regime's 24-year rule in Syria comes to end

from Daily Sabah

... Following clashes that intensified on Nov. 27, the regime lost control of many regions in the country.

Finally, with the people taking to the streets in the capital Damascus, regime forces started to withdraw from public institutions and streets while anti-regime groups increased their hold over the city center.

In a video message on social media, Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali, prime minister of the Bashar Assad regime, said they are ready to work with a new government elected by the people in Syria and are ready to provide all kinds of support.

Urging that public property be spared any damage, Jalali said: "We are extending our hand to the opposition, who said they would not touch anyone and extended their hand to us.”

"Syria belongs to all Syrians. This country can be a normal country, this country can have good relations with its neighbors and the world,” he added.

"This choice is up to the government that the Syrian people will choose. We are ready to cooperate with the new elected government. We are ready to provide them with all kinds of support and easily transfer state files to them.”...

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