Rebels are asserting control in Damascus as questions loom over their plans. By The New York Times The rebels who ended the Assad family’s brutal rule in Syria began asserting control on Monday.

Rebel forces in Syria reached the suburbs of Damascus on Saturday, marking what the jihadist-backed groups called the “final phase” of their offensive against the government as protesters in ...

Assad, who has ruled the country with an iron fist for 24 years, boarded a plane and left Damascus for parts unknown, two senior army officers told Reuters. A rebel fighter gestures in Homs ...