Syria: Celebrations Erupt As Rebels Take Over Damascus, Ousted President Assad Flees To Russia

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Syria: Celebrations Erupt As Rebels Take Over Damascus, Ousted President Assad Flees To Russia

Syrians around the world reacted with jubilation as rebels took control of the capital Damascus on December 8 to mark the end of the half-century rule of President Bashar Al-Assad's family. People inside Syria defaced Assad's statues, posters, and the titles of his Baath Party. Rebel leaders wandered through the presidential palace soon after reports came that the ousted leader had fled the nation after resigning from his post. Later, reports emerged that Syrian rebels had freed women inmates from the Assad regime's notorious Saydnaya prison. A leader for the key rebel group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) described Assad's ouster as a "victory to Islamic nation". Leaders around the world reacted with cautious optimism. US President Joe Biden called Assad's ouster "a moment of risk and uncertainty" in the region. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it "good news for now." Meanwhile, reports in the Russian state media claimed that the ousted former President Assad has been given asylum in Moscow along with his family.

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