The end of more than 50 years of brutal rule by the Assad family in Syria was celebrated with gunfire, jubilation and enthusiastic street rallies in the streets of the capital Damascus.
AP report Joyful crowds gather in Damascus's central square, waving Syrian revolutionary flags in scenes reminiscent of the early days of the Arab Spring uprisings, before a brutal crackdown and the outbreak of a bloody uprising plunge the country into nearly 14 years of civil war. did.
Some gleefully ransacked the presidential palace and Assad family residences after President Bashar al-Assad and other government officials went missing.
Russia, a close ally, said Assad had left the country after negotiations with the rebels and directed a peaceful transfer of power.
Syrians pose with the destroyed statue of Hafez al-Assad, father of Bashar al-Assad, in Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, on December 8, 2024. Syrian rebels have claimed to have retaken the capital from longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who has reportedly fled the country. Syria has been mired in a multi-party civil war since 2011, amid the Arab Spring uprisings. (Photo by Ali Haji Suleiman/Getty Images)
Syrians in the capital Damascus celebrate as the capital falls from regime control on December 8, 2024, ending 61 years of Ba'athist rule in Syria on Sunday. (Mohammed Nammoor/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Syrians in the capital Damascus gather in Umayyad Square on Sunday to celebrate the collapse of Syria's 61-year Ba'athist rule on December 8, 2024, with the capital falling from regime control. (Izettin Qasim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, a former al-Qaeda commander who says he severed ties with al-Qaeda several years ago and embraces pluralism and religious tolerance, leads the largest rebel group and is determined to steer the country's future. It is poised to depict sexuality.
As Breitbart News' Joel Pollack reported, the sudden collapse of Assad's regime, which dates back more than half a century to the regime of Bashar's father Hafez al-Assad, has shaken the Middle East and has threatened to undermine Syria's ally, the Iranian regime. may also be threatened. At risk.
Assad is one of the world's most notorious tyrants and someone who used chemical weapons against his own people.
His autocratic government nearly collapsed in a civil war that broke out during the Arab Spring in 2011, but was supported by Russian and Iranian forces.
