Celebrations on the streets of Syria
Video footage circulating on social media is showing jubilant scenes in Syria.
In this video, a man can be seen running in a crowd through Damascus. He turns to say: “I have been in prison for 10 years. What happened?”
“The regime fell,” comes the reply, and he runs off laughing.
So touching:
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) December 8, 2024
“I have been in prison for 10 years. What happened?”
“The regime fell”
And his laugh!
pic.twitter.com/nXzx3fjkuR
In the Damascus countryside town of Sahnaya, Christian Syrians have been seen celebrating beside a church and a Christmas tree.
"One, one, one, the Syrian people are one," they are heard singing.
In the town of Sahnaya, in the Damascus countryside, Syrian Christians are celebrating the fall of the regime.
— Leila Al-Shami (@LeilaShami) December 8, 2024
"One, one, one, the Syrian people are one" they chant pic.twitter.com/DnNx1FWl3Q
Over in Tartus, on Syria's northwestern coast, people appeared to be rejoicing too.
Tartus and neighbouring Latakia are Assad's heartlands and provinces where many people of his Alawi sect live. Tartus also hosts a significant Russian naval base.
Yet in this video, crowds of people can be seen tearing down a statue of Hafez al-Assad, Bashar's father and predecessor as president.
This is from the Alawite-majority city of Tartous - supposedly the regime's heartland.
— Leila Al-Shami (@LeilaShami) December 8, 2024
F**k all the Syria "experts" who said Syrians supported the regime. They lied to you for years. This regime was despised by the vast majority who suffered its tyranny. pic.twitter.com/GeunLqmwwe