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☆ Now that Syria is free of its dictator, the rebels’ biggest challenge is to learn how to govern
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The sound of celebratory gunfire filled the streets of Damascus in the hours following the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. At least 28 people were killed by that celebratory gunfire, the Syrian health minister told Al-Arabiya news channel. People shoot in the air as they celebrate the fall of the Syrian government in Damascus, Syria on Sunday. After the capture of Damascus, the rebels instructed Assad’s Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali to continue his duties alongside his cabinet until a transitional team is assigned. ‘Anyone is better than Assad’Residents of Damascus told CNN they were happy Assad is gone but remained concerned over the Islamist ideology followed by the rebels.

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DAMASCUS, Syria — Jubilant Syrians waving flags clambered Monday onto a government tank abandoned in the capital city's main square and took selfies. Then they chained it to the back of a truck and dragged it through the streets past cheering crowds. Hours after Assad fled, HTS leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani arrived at a Damascus mosque wearing military fatigues. Still, President Joe Biden on Sunday declared, "At long last, the Assad regime has fallen." “We will engage with all Syrian groups, including within the process led by the United Nations, to establish a transition away from the Assad regime," he said.

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☆ In a country splintered by civil war, could Syria’s rebels usher in a new dawn?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Sana Noor Haq | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

‘Extremely challenging’ transition of powerSyria’s armed opposition ultimately plans to form a government defined by institutions and a “council chosen by the people,” Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the militant figure driving the latest rebel swing, told CNN. He heads the dominant group in the coalition, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), a former Al Qaeda affiliate. Jolani told CNN that abuse in prisons “were not done under our orders or directions” and HTS had already penalized the perpetrators. Thousands of people assembled at the foot of the main square in Damascus, where rebels ransacked Assad’s residence. Muhammad Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty ImagesAnd further afield, Syrian refugees forced to flee the war shared their hopes of returning to a peaceful country.

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☆ As Syrian rebels topple President Assad, difficult times lie ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

People walk near razor wire at Masnaa Border Crossing, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, Lebanon, on Dec. 8, 2024. "We celebrate with the Syrian people the news of freeing our prisoners and releasing their chains," the rebels said. Underscoring the lightning changes, Iran's embassy was stormed by Syrian rebels, Iran's English-language Press TV reported. The Syrian rebel coalition said it was continuing work to complete the transfer of power in the country to a transitional governing body with full executive powers. Russia, a staunch Assad ally, intervened decisively in 2015 to help Assad during Syria's civil war.

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☆ Assad dynasty collapses in Syria as rebel forces claim Damascus
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

TOPSHOT - Fighters fire towards Syrian Army troops in the Rashidin district on the outskirts of Aleppo on Nov. 29, 2024. The more than 50-year Assad dynastic dictatorship was on the cusp of collapse on Sunday, as rebel forces seized the capital of Damascus in a lightning offensive that has swept the country's largest cities in a matter of days. "We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad," Hassan Abdul-Ghani, senior HTS commander, said in a post on WhatsApp. The whereabouts of President Bashar al-Assad, who assumed leadership in 2000 after the death of his father Hafez, were uncertain. Multiple media reports, which CNBC could not independently confirm, state he has fled Damascus.

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