The sounds of gunfire were heard in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday night as speculation grew that an attempted coup d’etat was under way.
Explosions and gunfire were heard near the general staff and state media building in the capital.
Hassam Louka Chief of the general security directorate of the Syrian regime is trying oust Bashar Al Assad.
Earlier in the evening, a Russian military plane landed at Damascus International Airport on Saturday night, with speculation that Assad was aboard and returning from meetings in Moscow.
Clashes were reported between the Syrian Republican Guard and the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Division in the Kfar Sousa district of Damascus, with gunfire directed at various government buildings.
Unconfirmed reports claimed Assad regime forces were seen destroying their own weapon warehouses in the Homs countryside. »