Update One

• US Intel believes regime could fall within days
• Residents in Irbin, a northwest suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, have been seen celebrating the progress of anti-regime rebel fighters as they move closer to the city center.In a video geolocated by CNN, residents were observed flooding the streets, lighting fireworks and honking car horns. Irbin is just 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the center of Damascus.

Syria's population is ~25 million, of which 2-3 million are Alawites. In hindsight it's clear that such a minority exerting rule violently over a much larger population wasn't sustainable

Update Two

• Bloomberg reports that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad recently contacted the United States through Back-Channels in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), offering to “Cut all Ties” with both Iran and Hezbollah if the U.S. and Western Countries assist him with remaining in Power. Al-Assad is said to have also tried and failed to speak to President-Elect Donald J. Trump about the offer, with him now attempting to contact several Western and Middle Eastern Countries to request Asylum.
• City of Douma has fallen a huge move as it was the site of several massacres by the Regime during the Civil War
• Rebels have now reached the north of the Capitol and are moving forward still along with those in the south.

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