Reuters: Assad may have died in an accident during his flight by plane

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may have died in the crash of the plane he established this Sunday from Damascus, Reuters reports, citing unnamed Syrian sources.

The Syrian Air aircraft rose from Damascus Airport about the time it was announced that the rebels had conquered the capital.

The plane first flew toward a region of Syria, which is home to the Alav sect of Assad's bastion, but then took a sharp turn and flew in the opposite direction several minutes before it disappeared from radar, Reuters reports, saying you could not immediately determine who is on the plane.

Two Syrian sources said there is a high probability that Assad may have died in an airplane accident, as it is a mystery why the plane took an unexpected turn and disappeared from the map according to data from the Flightrader website.

“Aeroplane disappeared from the radar, the transporter may have been off, but I believe the plane is more likely to have crashed”, one of Reuters's sources said.

On November 27th, formations of the Jabhat al-Nusra group and its allies launched a large-scale offensive against the positions of Syrian government forces.

On the evening of December 7th, Assad's opponents had invaded the cities of Alepos, Hama, Deir iz-Zor, Daraa and Homs.

Syrian militants entered Damascus on Sunday morning, after which Syrian army units left the city.

Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi Al-Jalal said for the last time he spoke to Assad on the evening of December 7th and informed him of the situation.

He said the country must have free elections so that Syrians can choose whom they want, noting that he has spoken with rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Galani for managing the transition period, an important development in efforts to shape Syria's political future.

Thousands of Homs residents took to the streets after the army withdrew from the central city, dancing and cheering “Assad has disappeared, Homs is free” and “Roft Syria and below Bashar al-Assad”.