Syria is free from Assad after 24 years, army commanders announced; People are celebrating in Damascus

Damascus (The Uttam Hindu): Rebels have conquered Syria. They have taken control of the capital Damascus. According to information, Bashar al-Assad has fled the country. Rebels have captured the country's defense ministry. They have taken control of the public radio and TV building. This is a symbolic site, because from here they can announce the new government. Currently, rebels are celebrating the victory over the capital by firing in the air.

'Syria is free from Assad after 24 years', people celebrating in damascus: Syrian army commanders have formally announced that President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year dictatorship in the country has ended and Syria is free from Assad. Earlier, Assad, who crushed all forms of resistance in his country, was seen leaving for an unknown place in his special plane.

As soon as the rebels entered the capital Damascus, people started coming out of their houses to welcome them. People are gathering at many squares of Damascus. They are shouting slogans of 'Azadi', 'Azadi'. The commanders of the rebels have said that we welcome this occasion, now political prisoners are being released, their chains are being opened and the rule of injustice in Syria has ended.

Bashar al-Assad's father Hafez al-Assad seized power in the country 50 years ago with great bloodshed. The rebels said in a statement, "After 50 years of oppression and 13 years of crimes, atrocities and displacement under the Baathist regime (Assad's party), and after a long struggle facing all kinds of occupying forces, we declare today, December 8, 2024, the end of that dark era and the beginning of a new era for Syria." This is not the first time that such a rebellion and coup has taken place in Syria. In the 1950-60s, when coups took place in Syria, the army first took over the radio-TV building and then announced the new government. Now once again Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS group) has repeated the same coup.