US EditionSyrians celebrate as one year anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall approaches
Syria marks one year since Assad's ousting with nationwide celebrations amid ongoing sectarian violence, Israeli strikes, economic challenges, and efforts toward transitional justice and political reform.
- On December 6, 2025, thousands of Syrian civilians and celebrants flooded Hama, Syria, and Umayyad Square, Damascus, with green, white, and black flags as joyous celebrations marked Assad's fall.
- Islamist-Led offensives last December pressed a lightning attack that toppled Bashar al-Assad after nearly 14 years of war, with Ahmed al-Sharaa's rebels capturing Hama on December 5, 2024.
- Early on the offensive, opposition units seized more than 20 military sites including Brigade 66 and entered Hama Central Prison, freeing hundreds shortly after 3pm amid clashes supported by Russian airstrikes.
- Despite diplomatic gains, domestic challenges remain as the transitional government closed political prisons, held elections, secured sanctions relief, and President Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted foreign delegations amid ongoing violence and economic despair.
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A year ago, on December 8, 2024, the Assad regime collapsed in Syria after half a century in power. Many questions remain about the new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa.
BBC World Service - Newshour, Syrians mark one year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad
UN human rights investigators have said that the cycles of vengeance and reprisal must be brought to an end in Syria, as the country commemorates the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. A UN independent commission of inquiry commended the steps taken by Syria's new leadership to address the crimes and abuses of the Assad era. But it said violent incidents in the past year had raised worries about the future direction of the co…
Syria's last embroiderers: 'I lost my home and my fields, but I always kept this bag'
A symbol of the country's diversity, Syrian embroidery nearly disappeared during the 13 years of civil war. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, a group of women led by a German woman in her 70s has been trying to keep this age-old art alive.
Deutsche Welle
einnews.comOne year after Assad's toppling: What has Syria achieved?
On the anniversary of the fall of Syria's dictator, the country is at a crucial juncture. There have been important achievements in areas like foreign policy but at the same time, many ordinary Syrians are struggling.
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