Unknown gunmen stormed the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus today, after Syrian rebels captured that city and after the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, Iran's ally, fell, Iranian state television reported, as reported by Reuters.
"It is said that the Iranian embassy, along with nearby shops, was attacked by an armed group that is different from the group that now controls (much of) Syria," Iranian state television said, citing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group that led the rebel advance across western Syria.
Arab and Iranian media shared footage from the embassy premises, where the attackers rummaged through furniture and documents in the building and damaged some windows.
Syrian rebels announced earlier today that they had ended Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule.
The command of the Syrian army informed the officers today that the Assad regime has ended, a Syrian officer who was informed of the move told Reuters.
Reuters previously reported that two senior military officers told the agency that Assad had flown to an unknown location, and that the rebels said they had entered the capital, where no troops were deployed.
Beta Agency reported earlier today that the Syrian government fell early this morning, marking the end of the 50-year long rule of the Assad family after a sudden rebel offensive across the territory it held and entering the capital Damascus in ten days.
Two Syrian sources said today that there is a very high possibility that the ousted Assad may have died in a plane crash, since it is not clear why the plane he was allegedly on suddenly turned and disappeared from the map, according to Israeli media.
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