US EditionOne Year After Assad: Syrians Celebrate a New Chapter
Widespread celebrations mark Assad's fall after 53 years of rule as Syrians face reconstruction and displacement; over 1.2 million refugees returned, UN reports.
- 1- Large crowds gathered across Syria’s biggest cities to celebrate one year since the fall of the Assad regime, while new president Ahmad al-Sharaa promised to lead the country forward. 2- In a national address from Damascus, al-Sharaa called the regime’s fall “only the beginning” and urged Syrians to turn victory into hard work to elevate the nation. 3- Quoted by Al Jazeera, he declared a clean break from the Assad family’s five-decade rule and framed the moment as the start of a new chapter of nation-building, following his warm reception at the White House in November.
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Leaked Assad tapes trashing Syrians bolster mass one-year celebrations of regime's fall
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In Syria, the return of exiles: 'I've been waiting for this moment for 14 years'
'Syria after Assad' (2/4). Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's dictatorial regime one year ago, more than 1.2 million exiled Syrians have returned home. The journey back has often been extremely difficult, but it is driven by a determination to rebuild their lives in their homeland.
Boy from Aleppo ambulance photo reappears at Syria anniversary
Nine years ago, a shocking photograph appeared from Syria, showing a child sitting inside an ambulance, covered in dust, with blood running down his face, staring in shock into the camera minutes after being rescued from under the rubble of his home, which had been targeted by an Assad regime airstrike on opposition-held east Aleppo. The child, Omran Daqneesh, was only four years old at the time. His image went viral around the world. On Monday,…
Syrian squares and streets were filled with large crowds on Monday as they celebrated the first anniversary of the dictator's fall. The festivities were overshadowed by deaths and injuries. The country's leadership is being criticized for participating without any further security arrangements - and thereby putting itself and the country in danger.
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