The Syrian civil war began in 2011 during the wave of anti-government protests inspired by the Arab Spring

The Syrian government has fallen, ending the Assad family's 50-year rule. Following a rapid rebel offensive, opposition forces captured key cities and entered Damascus. While the Assad regime has been toppled, the situation in Syria remains volatile and uncertain.

President Bashar Assad had left the country for an undisclosed location, fleeing ahead of insurgents who said they had entered Damascus following the remarkably swift advance across the country

HTS takes control of Daraa and Homs, effectively isolating Damascus. Rebel forces enter Damascus hours later as reports surface that Assad had fled

PM calls for free elections

Initially, Bashar promised to bring reforms like releasing political prisoners and abolishing emergency laws, however, violence escalated against protesters

Troops and tanks were deployed by the government as Assad played the role of a victim of what he called an international conspiracy.

The armed opposition groups picked up the momentum by September 2011 and it soon turned into a full-blown civil war by mid-2012

The armed opposition groups picked up the momentum by September 2011 and it soon turned into a full-blown civil war by mid-2012

A controversial measure, Law 10, was also implemented in which the government was free to seize property from the displaced Syrians which were then redistributed to loyalists.

Another elections were held by Bashar al-Assad in June 2014 which kept him in power, however, the polls were widely believed to be a sham.

After 13 long years, the Syrian rebel forces finally stormed into Damascus and toppled Bashar al-Assad's regime which marked the historic end of the Assad family's 50-year rule in Syria