Syria: Netizens Say Countdown for Bashar Begins  · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

This post is part of our special coverage Syria Protests 2011/12.
Twitter is abuzz with news of the beginning of the end of the Assad regime, following a bomb explosion in Damascus in which three senior members of president Bashar Al Assad's inner circle were killed.
CNN's Arwa Damon reports:
@arwaCNN: free ‪#syria‬ army says attack was explosive device planted inside meeting room & triggered w/remote control
Emirati pundit Sultan Al Qassemi notes:
@SultanAlQassemi: Syrian Baathist child killing tyrants dropping like flies today.
Syrian blogger Yazan Badran is suspicious:
@yazanbadran: Something strange is going on. Is a solution finally being implemented? ‪#Syria‬ Either way, may they never rest in peace.
Syrian The 47th needs evidence:
@The47th: Just a question, anyone actually heard that specific explosion in Damas? friend I called in Rawda said he heard nothing.
BBC's Lina Sinjab tweets:
@BBCLinaSinjab: Residents very close 2 building said they haven't heard any sound of explosion or gunfire, haven't seen insured being removed either ‪#Syria
adding:
@BBCLinaSinjab: Just walked around national security building and saw no sign of explosions, no broken window, no heavy security presence ‪#Damascus‬ ‪#Syria
And Rafif Jouejati first asks:
@RafifJ: Internal elimination of potential defectors? ‪#Syria
Then announces:
@RafifJ: Regime is in total disarray. Go out NOW and protest, celebrate, sing songs, hoist Independence Flag, & shout: YALLA IR7AL YA BASHAR [Come on. Leave Bashar] ‪#Syria
And she adds:
@RafifJ: Get people out on a massive scale: IT'S HAPPENING! Don't look back on today 20 years from now and remember that you stayed silent. ‪#Syria
This video, posted by aldoghem on YouTube, shows celebrations on the streets of Damascus, following the attack:
Hiba Sarraj is waiting for news on a bigger target – Bashar Al Assad. She tweets [ar]:
Libyan Ismael has some advice:
@ChangeinLibya: Guys, if Syria|n State TV plays a documentary about taking care of your home & cooking, you should know it's over. @LibyanStateTV ‪#Libya
From Bahrain, Ali Al Saeed wonders:
@alialsaeed: Arabs either have psychopath generals or religious nut-jobs as leaders. There's no middle ground!?
And Jordanian Ali Hasani sums up the hash tags to follow on Twitter for this breaking news story:
@_AHA: Hashtags to follow what's going on: #Syria #DamascusBattle #Damascus #AssadEnd #AssadCountDown
This post is part of our special coverage Syria Protests 2011/12.