In pictures: Friday prayers in Damascus for first time since Assad toppled
13 December 2024 13:47 GMT
People wave independence-era Syrian flags in the courtyard of the Umayyad mosque in the old city of Damascus on 13 December 2024 (AFP/Bakr al-Kasem)
A girl holds up an independence-era Syrian flag in the courtyard of the Umayyad mosque in the old city of Damascus on 13 December 2024 (AFP/Bakr al-Kasem)
The first Friday prayers since the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad at the Umayyad mosque in the old city of Damascus on 13 December 2024 (AFP/Bakr al-Kasem)
Syria's interim prime minister Mohammad al-Bashir addresses worshippers at the Umayyad mosque in the old city of Damascus (AFP/Bakr al-Kasem)
