Rebel forces in Syria said they have captured four cities in the past 24 hours and were advancing on the capital Damascus.
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani is the leader of the Islamist alliance that spearheaded an offensive that rebels say brought down President Bashar al-Assad and ended five decades of Baath Party rule in Syria.
Thousands in cars and on foot gathered at a main square in Damascus chanting “freedom” from the long Assad family rule. Read ...