LAST UPDATE | 10 Dec 2024
BASHAR AL-ASSAD’S FLIGHT from Syria has triggered celebrations across the country, and around the world, at the end of his oppressive rule.
Crowds cheered in the streets as Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus, where celebratory gunfire erupted as five decades of brutal Baath party rule came crashing to a dramatic end.
Syrians in Ireland have also taken to the streets to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime. However, some have raised concerns about the future of their country.
Assad, who had been in power for 24 years, and his family have reportedly fled to Moscow.
His government fell 11 days after the rebels began a surprise advance, more than 13 years after Assad’s crackdown on anti-government protests ignited Syria’s civil war — which had become largely dormant until the rebel push.
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