Israel has launched a bombing campaign in Syria, targeting air bases, weaponry and suspected chemical weapons facilities, purportedly to disarm extremists.

Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.

Security sources have stated that Israeli forces in Syria have reached the southern city of Qatana, around 16 miles from Damascus.

Explosions heard in Damascus as Israel carries out aerial bombardments ‘on strategic areas’ across Syria, including in and around Damascus. The streets of Syria’s cities and towns are flooded with demonstrations celebrating the fall of Bashar al-Assad,