Celebrations, guns on Syria streets after rebels overthrow govt, declare country 'free' | Photos
Published on Dec 08, 2024 12:00 PM IST
- Crows of Syrians gathered in Damascus to celebrate the overthrowing of President Bashar al-Assad, chanting slogans and firing celebratory gunshots.
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A bullet-riddled portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad adorning Hama's municipality building after it was defaced following the capture of the city by rebels.(AFP)
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Residents in Hama set ablaze a large banner bearing a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad hanging on the facade of a municipal building.(AFP)
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Residents cheer Syrian anti-government fighters as they enter the west-central city of Hama.(AFP)
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Rebel forces shoot in the air as they celebrate in the central Syrian city of Homs.(AFP)
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A rebel fighter poses for a selfie picture in one of Hama's water wheels, or norias, after they captured the central Syrian city.(AFP)
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People stand atop a tank celebrating at Umayyad Square in Damascus.(AFP)
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Syrians walk past one of Aleppo's destroyed structures near the northern city's historic citadel.(AFP)
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Armed men pose for pictures near a military vehicle belonging to the Syrian regime forces and seized by anti government forces.(AFP)
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Islamist-led Syrian rebel fighters celebrate in front of the main telecommunications building in the heart of Homs.(AFP)
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People celebrate at Umayyad Square in Damascus.(AFP)
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Rebel fighters gesture as they check a Syrian army jet after they took over a military airbase near the central city of Hama.(AFP)
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Syrians celebrate in the main square of Homs early on December 8, 2024, after rebel forces entered Syria's third city overnight. (AFP)
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Local residents cheer as the gather on a street in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana.(AFP)
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