Folks rejoice with the Syrian opposition flag, in Damascus, on December 10, 2024. Islamist-led rebels took Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, ousting president Bashar al-Assad and ending 5 a long time of Baath rule in Syria.
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Folks rejoice with the Syrian opposition flag, in Damascus, on December 10, 2024. Islamist-led rebels took Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, ousting president Bashar al-Assad and ending 5 a long time of Baath rule in Syria.
Omar Haj Kadour/AFP through Getty Photos
For the primary time in a technology, Syrians are now not residing below the regime of a brutal dictator. Our reporter travelled from Lebanon to Syria’s capital, Damascus, speaking to Syrians alongside the best way and tells us how persons are adjusting to their new actuality.
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