and then when you're ration flash flush, now i'm due to this kind of fun. it feels like the rate the bases dw, new is line from berlin. syrian rebels make their 1st public statement after seizing damascus. president bush, all are all a side has fluffed the capital in damascus. his luxurious residences ransacked low in the street. syrian celebrate what rebels are calling a new era for the country. the i'm aaron tilton and berlin, thank you for joining us. we begin in syria where the regime of president bush are all side has collapsed after

a lightning revel offensive that began less than 2 weeks ago. the capital of damascus has been seized by a coalition of opposition groups led by the as well as higher korea ocean, also known as h d. s. there are celebrations in the streets of the capital and across syria. facade has reportedly fled, damascus, and is now in an unknown location. long time alley, running through ally rather russia set aside, had resigned after giving instructions for a peaceful transfer of power. in a statement to the russian foreign ministry did not say where a side was now and said that the kremlin was not involved in the talks around his departure. let's take a look now and hell. events have been folded over the last few hours on saturday night regional leaders and special law sides ally, russia, held an emergency meeting about syria. and uh huh. but it appears the country site was already sealed. are the one to get all my dear brothers. we are living the

final moments of liberating homes by 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, 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 the rebels in the sub pool to celebrate at the triumphs and damascus. syria's prime minister said he was still in the capital and willing to work with anyone to ensure a smooth transition of power. well, i know who 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 of a series in towns and cities. rational thinking appears to be taking

a backseat to rule in motion as assets. opponents celebrate the end of his 20 full year long author retiree, enrolled a short while ago. but other searing revel commander appeared on state television, which is now under the control of the insurgents. he assured minority communities in syria that opposition fighters would work to create an inclusive syria in which all were welcome. what did you have? he said that we're sending a message to all the religions of syria. we tell them that syria is for everyone, no exceptions. doing serious for julia sunny's, although it's an old belief that we will not do with people the way the assad comedy did and run us. as steering rebels announced the fall of president bush charl assad's government. new video from damascus emerge that's showing a deserted presidential palace. some people appear to be alluding items including

tvs, well armed men and civilians, room deserted hallways and rooms that once belonged to the ousted president and his father. before him. the sod family has ruled syria for more than half a century. let's get more now from heinz. the options are senior director at the counter extreme and project. so how does the, how you're totally are from group or each to us, let this lightning offensive? how much support do they actually have among every day? syrians as well, it is one of the regular factions is now currently of course the dominant one because he left this particular offensive. but there's also a curtis force in syria that is a turkish fact counter. curtis 1st, which is already fighting the codes nor speak and then down varies the rays of opposition groups and is leave as groups that are part of the coalition and the outside the coordination. so it's not h t s has the backing of the majority of the searing population at this particular

point. now this revolution has promised to work with serious prime minister in respect to wherever the syrian people chose to lead them. do you believe those promises when it remains to be seen? i just note that the time of the bond also a problem is intrusive society and it didn't quite find out that way since 2021. so we'll have to see, even if july, any of the lead of h t, as once in english society, there are a lot of power sharing agreements to be negotiated. that is a sharing of the natural results as the oil, which is predominantly now and the good control there is turkey that has an interest that no, oh, good or don't to me, emerges in syria. so there are a lot of things that need to be still work out, but at least they have a chance to work out. now. however, from a counterterrorism perspective, this is a very unsettling time because we still have, in terms and prisons,

thousands of highest fighters, including german fighters and the families. i'm the courage control and the codes on all becoming increasingly under pressure and brand. now you mentioned h t s leader abo mohammed al gilani there, and he was a relative unknown on the international stage. until recently. do you think he's positioned himself as a new possible leader in syria as well? it wasn't really that unknown to the expert communities that after all these functions, both by the united states and security council, has an outside that there is as well as by the us government and the european union . so he of course has left this offense and that gives him by the virtue of being 1st a position by allow seem to stop negotiating with the other groups. but as i said at the beginning, he's not the only power broker in this case. now is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu has called the over through charl, aside as a cold fall of the central link in

a runs axis of evil. how does the situation in serious effect the conflict between is real and iran? oh, this is a very significant fit back for you around because his bullet has been very weakened during the war in the last couple of months. but of israel and syria is the indispensable land bridge between the around and the living on which would have allowed your on to re arm and rebuild his bullet in libya, a live, and on quite easily. even if, as these rarely have done in the last couple of weeks, the space overly but not is blocked for union transport planes, that would be suppliers. but also this is a very significant, another set back after events events last as of how most events, lots of baseball law. this is a really difficult situation for tear. now, assad's fall is also likely a boom for serious kurdish ethnic minority. does that pose problems for neighboring turkey? they have, after all, been in a protracted conflict with curtis separate as for decades now to find

a mentor. this is doug. i hear from on cut out that the black light take at this particular point. of course, there is the syrian national army, one of the groups that turkey is supporting and this group seems to be moving or radiating the reach of money beach against coach forces. so absolutely dirty and add one does not one see any kind of formalized accepted. good autonomy can serious listed the idea that goods kentucky would ask for something similar. now moving forward, what exactly do you see is the largest security concerns regarding syria, both for the local population and also the international community? well, i mean the very great immediate, uh select here for the population inside is that now we don't have a power sharing. but a pile of fighting situation id that the fractions who were all united in their

position against us that may turn against each other. and we see a lot of violence until the very is power problems is military, have problems itself out. that's the immediate right in that immediate threat also for us in europe are these prisons. and heidi becomes that the curtis forces divide to g and others ox securing, which include a lot of i s 5 as including quantized fighters. and then medium term. the question is, how many people are going to stay in syria, how that people going to return to syria or if violence breaks out now between these various opposition groups will be see another large number of syrians will have to leave are forced to leave because of the violence, the country, a lot of open questions remain this hour. i'm afraid we're going to leave it there . that was on the options or senior director of the counter extreme and it's extremely some project. thank you very much for your analysis. thank you so much.

i meanwhile is a real, has seized a buffer zone in the searing controlled area of the golan heights. it says this is a temporary bug necessary measurement because syrian soldiers had abandoned their positions. their prime minister benjamin netanyahu says their departure means israel's 1974. a ceasefire agreement with syria has collapsed and his really forces must now take over the territory to protect against any new potential threats. you send a hand to piece to all those beyond our border in syria, to the jews, to the goods, to the christians, and to the muslims who want to live in peace with this will will go to follow events very carefully. if we can establish a neighborly relations and a peaceful relations with the new forces emerging in syria, that's our desire. but if we do not, we'll do whatever it takes to defend the state of israel and the border of his. it was cross over an hour to our correspondent, tanya clean night in jerusalem. so time here,

there are reports that is real hasbrook targets in damascus. what are you hearing? well, these strikes are reported by syrian sources. now the r d f or the is really military here has not commented on it. that's not unusual. they often in the past did not comment on this strikes a in syria. no. according to those sources, there were several strikes over the course of the day. some of where we quoted near military bases and others in damascus, the permanently targeted weapon, storage facilities and research centers. and i think what's being discussed here is really media is that there is of course, a lot of concern uh by that it's really military and they also have such a day of tracking weapons. they've done this in the past. i've always targeted, you know, a weapon transfers to husband or what they call described as yvonne in entrenchment

in a serious. so they've done this in the past, but now there will be charging this so they're not reaching his block or other whole started groups. because a lot of concern that this uh, these weapons could fall in this situation right now into the wrong hands. now right, and we just heard prime minister netanyahu was saying is really sending the hand of piece to syria, but it will also do whatever it takes to defend the state of israel. what else did he say in those comments? well, i think the main focus is here uh on that is i would also do whatever it takes to defend itself. there she went to an observation point overlooking the syria from that and basically saying that he considered as the sci fi agreement from 97 to, for the upgrade of this buffer zone. as a no ends void as so far because the syrian us of forces that half is drawing. so

now the is really all mean has taken a position that at least temporarily as the is really military has a stress. we also heard from the arabic spokes person for the is really military. they called on some of the, on 5 villages a nearby a to stay at home because of military activities. so this space here what's being discussed is that the is to open to unit 2. now that has been law has been a weakened and yvonne as seemingly as well as of now. but at the same time, there is also the threat of instability and it's unclear of what is there to come the next coming days and weeks was you were just saying this is being seen as a major boy for both has the law and a run. does this help or do some of the pressure on the is really government or is this uncertainty or speaking of good that for a little bit more oil onto the fire of the conflict?

well, i think this is still to see, i think right now the early days of, uh, you know, what just happened in the neighboring country. and i think nobody else in this period of a 60 day a ceasefire, which is a temporary cease for right now in the conflict with a husband law. and of course we should not forget the war and garza is continuing. and there's a lot of pressure here in israel, at least right now to look at the face of the uh, is brand new hostages that remain in garza. so i think it's too early to say where this is going at the moment. right. i'm afraid to have to leave it there, that was dw, corresponding tonya kramer and jerusalem. many things know today's events also mark a historic day for syrians living abroad, many of whom have express cautious optimism that the end of the a sod families more than 50 or rule will mark make way rather for a bit.