The world watches as a new era dawns in Syria after Bashar al-Assad toppled; soccer federation already changes kit colour

A summary of an historic day in Syrian history, as we wrap up our live blog for now:

Syrian rebels topple Assad who flees to Russia in Mideast shakeup

Lightning rebel advance ends Assad family rule
Rebels say they entered capital with no sign of army
Russia gives asylum to Assad and his family
Assad’s fall deals major blow to allies Russia and Iran
Western states will have to deal with triumphant Islamists
Quiet streets, some looting on first night without Assad

Syrian rebels seized the capital Damascus unopposed on Sunday after a lightning advance that sent President Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Russia after a 13-year civil war and six decades of his family’s autocratic rule.

In one of the biggest turning points for the Middle East in generations, the fall of Assad’s government wiped out a bastion from which Iran and Russia exercised influence across the Arab world. Moscow gave him and his family asylum, Russian state media said.

His sudden overthrow, at the hands of a revolt partly backed…