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SvennoJ on 13 December 2024
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Syrians celebrate first Friday since al-Assad ouster

Celebrations continued in Syria’s capital on the first Friday since the overthrow of al-Assad, with people taking to the streets waving the opposition’s new flag, balloons, and flowers.








Opposition flag replaces Assad regime’s in Syria and abroad

As Bashar al-Assad was toppled, Syrians in Syria and abroad celebrated by replacing the flag of the regime with the flag adopted by opposition groups.

The regime flag’s red fess is replaced with green and three red stars represent the three main districts of Syria: Aleppo, Damascus and Deir Az Zor.


A woman celebrates the fall of the al-Assad regime by wearing a flag adopted by Syria’s new rulers, in the Damascus old city


Syrians in Sweden celebrate by waving the flag adopted by Syria’s new rulers


Massive celebration in Sweida

Verified videos on social media show a massive demonstration in Sweida, a mainly Druze city located in southwestern Syria, celebrating the toppling of Bashar al-Assad. Thousands gathered to chant slogans invoking unity and the Syrian revolution.



Translation: “Religion is for God and the homeland is for everyone.” Good morning from #Suweida demonstrations.


Amnesty granted to prisoners in areas under Kurdish control in Syria

To celebrate the fall of the al-Assad regime, the Kurdish administration that controls areas of northeast Syria has issued an amnesty for prisoners held in territory under their control, The Associated Press news agency reports.

The amnesty, however, does not include those jailed for terrorism, rape and sexual assault, the AP said.

The release of prisoners by the Kurdish administration follows the recent opening by rebel forces of prisons in areas of Syria that were controlled by the al-Assad forces.

AP said there were joyful scenes as relatives, who had been waiting outside Navkur prison in northeastern Syria’s Qamishli city for several hours, hugged their loved ones as they were freed.