Israeli military says it deployed forces in buffer zone in light of Syria events

Dubai: The Israeli military said on Sunday it has deployed forces in the UN-monitored buffer zone with Syria and at a number of points necessary for defence in lights of the latest events in the Arab country.

Syrian rebels announced in a televised statement early on Sunday that they have freed Damascus and overthrown President Bashar al Assad's 24-year regime, adding that all prisoners have been released.

Assad, who had crushed all forms of dissent and jailed thousands, flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination earlier on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters, as rebels entered the capital with no sign of army deployments.