to 9, does your journey get in by the this is dw and you live from berlin. syrian rebels make their 1st public statement after seizing damascus. multiple sources, say president bashar al assad has flipped the capital. across the city, people are celebrating what rebels are calling a new era for the country. serious prime minister says he's ready to assist with a peaceful transfer of government the mariana evans,

dean. it's good to have you with us. we begin in syria where the regime of president bashar al assad has collapsed after a lightning revel offensive the began less than 2 weeks ago. the capital of damascus has been seized by a coalition of opposition groups led by the islamists higher, tough fear. alshaun, also known as h t. s. there are celebrations in the streets of the capital and across syria. assad has reportedly fled, damascus, and is now in an unknown location. long time ally, russia says assault as resigned and had given instructions for a peaceful transfer of power. the russian foreign ministry said it didn't off know his whereabouts. we can now take a look at how events unfolded over the last few hours on saturday night regional leaders and special last us ally, russia held an emergency meeting about syria. and uh huh. but it appears the

country site was already sealed up. why didn't get on my dear brothers, we are living the final moments of liberating homes, but god's will. this is a historic moment that would distinguish between right and wrong. a law. shortly after the rebel alliance released the statement. 7 rebels declared the central city of homes fully liberated to the joy of pressure by law sides opponents . the damascus was next, and the rebel alliance faced hardly any resistance, a band and syrian army checkpoints, foreboding the big announcement. by the grace of god, the city of damascus was liberated the tyrant, special aside was over the throne and all oppressed detainees were released from the regime's prison. the damascus conquests operations room coals on the militia

theme, brothers and the citizens to preserve all the property of the free syrian states. long live a free and proud syria for all syrians of all religions. these are the as rebels into support as celebrated the triumphs and damascus. serious prime minister said he was still in the capital and willing to work with anyone to ensure a smooth transition of power. i am here in my house. i have not left it and i do not intend to leave it except in a peaceful manner so that i can ensure the continuity of the work of public institutions and state institutions and facilities, and ensure there will be security and reassurance as to our fellow citizens and i hope that everyone will think rationally and think about their homeland and country

will be better. so now on the streets of damascus and other syrian towns and cities, rational thinking appears to be taking a back seat to role in motion as assets. opponents celebrate the end of his 20 full year loan officer retiree, enrolled the us, and we have some photos coming in from damascus that we'd like to show you. these pictures from the associated press news agency show armed man and civilians inside and deserted presidential palace. some of them do appear to be moving items, as we said by sharla sod was president for 24 years. and his family had ruled syria for more than half a century. and just a short while ago, another syrian rebel commander appeared on state television, which is now under the control of the insurgents. and he assured minority

communities in syria that opposition fighters would work to create an inclusive syria in which all were welcome. know what you had, he said that we're sending a message to all the religions of syria. we tell them that syria is for everyone, no exceptions. the do not serious for julie at sunny's, although i, on all believes that we will not deal with people the way the assad family did. and one us. the united nations meanwhile says the challenges has remain enormous and that it stands ready to help the syrians with a peaceful transition of power that respects all citizens and state institutions. let me urge oral syrians prioritize the dialogue, unity and respect for international humanitarian law and human rights stay safe to rebuild their society. let me stress that there must be a collective effort to secure peace and digging it to you full. and that i send it

ready to support the sodium people into doing it towards a stable and inclusive future, decided and save by the syrian people themselves. let's bring an assignment name and he's a lecture for international relations at lancaster university. welcome to the w, simon. the syrian prime minister says he's not leaving the country, he wants to help ensure a peaceful transition. how likely is it that we will see a transfer of power in syria without violence? well, i think we need to contextualize this with this. as a consequence of the best part of 14 years worth of opposition to the side regime regime, let's not forget that killed 500000 people. that was responsible for the displacement of 11000000 people within and outside of serious. so this is a,

an incredibly big jubilant moment, the syrians, it's a very exciting moment. there are of course marietta questions. they've got a, could be asked about what happens next, how syria moves forward. but from now, i guess there is just a sense of a release of if you forget that people whose family members are being held in prison to be tortured, who's been killed. they've got a sense of relief, the family members back and they don't contributing to rebuild the syria or the collective. and that's what the opposition figures a claim for. i don't think you like whether they can envisage that and make it real . i guess is another question. for today, you see the jubilant seems on the screen right now. syrians are happy, they all believe to see the bucket, the sauce, and they are up to mr. well, we also just heard the clip from one of the rebel leaders saying they would like to ensure and inclusive syria. but just how realistic is it that this kind of

inclusive democratic syria could actually be established? one want to take a really difficult question to answer because you look at states such as jo, maybe u k, the us the have not enjoy. ready 14 years, a devastating conflict, and they all states for the loan, democratic tradition not to offer a terry and tradition on the tire. and so just by shuttle us that like syria and they, the societies germany do you can us all right with the vision. and so to transition out of a conflict to move into a post conflict setting with all the trauma, with all the grievance, with all the anger that has been cultivate to deliberate bias. uh that supports us. it's going to be incredibly difficult to move beyond that. but yet, this, this sense of jubilation and elation the sub has go, that i think is the thing that will unite people and bring them together and working towards the future that is full syrians. one syrian people as, as,

as various people have been saying that i think is. ready what people will be working towards and that is the, the hope to overcome these divisions. because 14 years of history to show what the vision can do. well, we also have to look at the fact that the group leading the rebels had to clear l. sean or h t s, as it's also known, this group is still considered to be a terrorist organization by then you, when the united states, turkey and other countries, how much support does this group actually have among the syrian public? so that's a difficult question to answer because obviously they have a great deal of support. ready because they've been able to do what they've been able to do, but they've also been able to cultivate a degree of support, perhaps not necessarily people who shared that idea, logical french and all that political vision. but who shared that desire to talk? melissa, and in that respect it's,

it's got lots of different sort of formula to use to that question. whether there is a shed ideological support, where there was a shed, sort of political support, whether there was just a should desire to, to talk to outside. so it's difficult to really answer that with any sense of clarity right now. but what we have seen is that millions of serious have rallied around this quote was not necessarily expressed in support for it. but expressions of points of a desire to talk to us that and that is was ultimately we've also seen the leader of h t as a man named evelyn mohammed al giovanni. he's been speaking to the media. is he positioning himself as the new leader in syria? i think it's a good chance. see once the that role we know that he's trying to to, we brand h the away from its original outside the job. i felt most of the tight on the paintings and ideological foundations trying to frame it more along nationalistic

lines. but given those longstanding ties to, to violence, islamist not just as well as the violence is limits. i think that we're going to be a lot of question marks about him both from, from states in the west. the us, the u. k is uh, the wireless you know, to, but also from the states and the gulf who would be concerned at a 10. they go with violence, is limis tendencies, taking on such a prominent role. so again, there are a huge question marks about what's happening now and what will come next. but there's also a few truly. well, one of the other members of the rebel coalition that's led by h t. s, or other rebel groups backed by turkey. what rule could turkey play during this very uncertain time in syria? it took, he's got a lot of interest and influenced in particular parts of serious. so it's

a north west and server. of course we've got the last strategic interest for mind, correct? it wants to achieve that. the seat q let type for all of the areas that would prevent the spread of file is limits into, to keep it wants to prevent the emergence of a dominant kurdish or toner mas area because about within half of abrasions in, in turkey itself. but it also wants to try and get some of the syrian refugees, of whom there are a huge number into the back into syria. so it will use what influence it has, i imagine. but it is not and certainly shouldn't be considered to be the corporate must have controlling h the. ready indeed, any other group, it's not the one that is consoling events on the ground. this is the syrians trying to articulate their own patients for the future. and the squad shaving it for today at least. no assignment may been elect her for international relations at lancaster

university assignment. thank you so much for all of your insights. appreciate it. thank you. earlier i also spoke to a journalist, a summer mohammed from commercially a city in northeastern serious curtis region. and i asked him about reports of rebels attacking kurdish forces in the northern town of one beach. yes, actually there is no. if i team getting members happening in 3 sites uh, from northwest syria. uh there is a group of them, alicia's blog, actually not in the same group where they are, they would follow the team was at cdc. so there's groups of pro, like tone, kitchen, back, and forces are trying to a document which uh, the steel, the as the if i are trying to, to, um, you know, like, um, eliminate any kind of, of the attacks. uh, the is the cold or india and how the statements are they all ready for any kind of

discussions and deal and they are not looking for any escalation was any other parties in syria, but it has some groups was approved towards each bag forces are still attacking some areas, amen, bitch, firms outside the us and the coalition to didn't give any statements if they get us aboard the is the if in the fighting against this really shows in, in men bridge or not to and that's the latest on d, w, and use this our i, marion evanston, i'll have more headlines for you in about 45 minutes. don't forget, you can get lots more news and information on our website, just go to dw dot com. you can also follow us on social media from me and the entire news team in berlin. thanks for the company. the

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