Damascenes awoke on Sunday to find the end of Bashar al-Assad’s rule in Syria, marking an end to over a half-century of governing by a ruler with that surname.
Opposition forces arrived shortly before dawn in Umayyad Square, the city center. After a steady trickle in the early hours, a flood of supporters emerged, celebrating and vandalizing symbols of the Assad regime. Dozens of videos showed Assad posters being defaced, statues toppled, and government buildings raided.
Syrians celebrate the arrival of opposition fighters in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
🇸🇾 DAMASCUS HAS FALLEN.
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The Syrian General Staff have ordered all combat units to surrender and disband
Celebrations on tanks in Umayyad Square, the heart of Damascus, right now. pic.twitter.com/R4l0jlxklU
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