Syrian Rebels Seize Control of Assad’s Palace in Damascus

Rebels were seen inside the Damascus Presidential Palace on December 10, days after they seized the capital and ousted Syria’s Bashar al-Assad.Reuters footage showed rebels sitting at the entrance of the palace, while others roamed the hallways of the palace, which is also known as Qasr al-Shaab.A family photograph stood on a table, while damaged images of Assad and his wife Asma lay on the ground.The lightning overthrow of Assad left Syrians, countries in the region and world powers nervous about what comes next as the rebel alliance took its first steps in a government transition. n18oc_world n18oc_crux