'We simply couldn't stay there any more' – rebel forces leave Baba AmrIt took nearly four weeks of merciless bombardment. But by Thursday afternoon Syrian government forces were finally in control of the defiant rebel suburb of Baba Amr, following the tactical withdrawal of hopelessly outgunned fighters from the Free Syrian Army. For the first time in days the shellfire and mortar attacks ceased. Instead, according to residents, army troops began a long-anticipated
