U.S. Air Force jets including B-52s and F-15 fighter jets struck 75 Islamic State targets Sunday in central Syria on the day the regime of Bashar al-Assad collapsed, the U.S. Central Command said. A CENTCOM statement said the strikes against ISIS leaders, operatives, and camps “were conducted as part of …

Latest Developments • Assad Ousted as Rebels Take Damascus: In the culmination of a 10-day sweep of Syria, Syrian rebels entered Damascus leading to the December 8 ouster of President Bashar al-Assad and the end of more than half-a-century of the Assad family’s brutal rule. “This is a historic day …

Latest Developments • Syrian Rebels Capture Damascus, Declaring Assad Regime Fallen: Bashar al-Assad resigned his presidency and fled from Syria early on December 8, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry. Syrian rebels declared victory in Damascus following a lightning-quick offensive led by Islamist group and U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir …