Syrian state media has reported that President Bashar al-Assad has not fled the country. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) But the rebels are closing in on the capital and the presidential palace from the north and from the south with claims from opposition forces that they have entered the outskirts of the city. ----------------------- Follow us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/