Syrian Prime Minister, Mohammad Ghazi Al-Jalali has been spotted being escorted by rebels in Damascus on Sunday, Decembef 8, reportedly going to a hotel to hand over government authority.

A video showed Jalali surrounded by armed men walking down some steps and entering a black SUV with another man.

‘The former prime minister is with the 5th Corps from the people of Hauran heading to the Four Seasons Hotel for a meeting and to hand over the country’s institutions to the heroes of the Free Army,’ a man is heard saying in the video.

Rebel fighters on Sunday, December 8 declared the Syrian capital of Damascus ‘liberated’ in a televised statement carried on state television.

Rebel fighters was seen on the grounds of the Syrian presidential palace on Sunday.

Footage shared on social media showed fighters by a gate house located on the southern edge of the palace grounds.

The men can be seen firing guns in the air in celebration on the otherwise deserted entrance area.