Syrian armed opposition forces announced on state television on Sunday that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, eliminating a 50-year family dynasty in a lightning offensive that raises the specter of a new wave of instability in a Middle East gripped by war.Syria’s army command notified officers on Sunday that al-Assad’s regime had ended, a Syrian officer who was informed of the move told Reuters.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.But the Syrian army later said it was continuing operations against “terrorist groups” in the key cities of Hama and Homs and in Deraa countryside.Al-Assad, who had crushed all forms of dissent, flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination earlier on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters, as the armed opposition forces said they had entered the capital with no sign of army deployments.“We celebrate with the Syrian people the news of freeing our prisoners and releasing their chains and