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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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Rebel forces led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham swept through Syria, seizing Damascus. AdvertisementBashar Assad's 24-year rule came to an end on Sunday as rebels swept into Damascus, the Syrian capital. Jolani later returned to Syria, his homeland, where he fought with Jabhat Al-Nusra — an Al Qaeda offshoot formed in 2012 — and other rebel groups against Assad's forces. Jolani severed his ties with Al Qaeda in 2016 and formed a new group, which eventually became HTS in 2017. "Old-school Al Qaeda or the Islamic State would never have done that."
Persons: Bashar Assad's, Assad, Hayat Tahrir, Sham, Abu Mohammed al, Jolani, Jabhat Al, Nusra, Al, Al Qaeda, Aron Lund, Jonathan Panikoff Organizations: United Nations, PBS, Salvation Government, Al, Century International, Swedish Defense Research Agency, Sky News, Security Initiative Locations: Syria, Damascus, Here's, Moscow, Aleppo, Hama, Homs, Turkey, Lebanon, Syrian, Iraq, Al Qaeda, United States, Idlib Province, Idlib, Salvation, East
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