Syrian opposition rapid offensive: Fighters near the suburbs of Damascus

Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar joins live from Kilis at the Turkish border with Syria. He says that opposition forces are now advancing closer and closer to the capital, Damascus, from both the eastern and southern axes. Since yesterday, the Syrian government has lost complete control of the city of Daraa, followed by Quneitra, and now most of Sweida as well. These southern cities connect Syria to Jordan. The opposition forces are now heading northward, effectively surrounding Damascus from the south.