Euphoria in Syria: Fall by Assad's regime brings hope for freedom!

Euphoria in Syria: Fall by Assad's regime brings hope for freedom!

Damaskus, Syrien - on Sunday, December 8, 2024, an unexpected cheers broke out in Damascus when Syrian rebels took control of the capital after an intensive offensive. The regime of Bashar al-Assad, which has been in power for over 50 years, is history. In a TV announcement, the rebels announced that they had freed Damascus and the people joyed on the streets. According to eyewitnesses, they chanted "freedom", while statues of Assad's father and brother were torn down, and the despisers of the dictatorship celebrated in Vienna with Syrian flags and slogans, such as the online appearance of Salzburg 24 reported.

Anas Tissawi, a Syrian refugee from Salzburg, described his emotional reaction to the news: "I can't really explain my feelings at the moment. It is a mixture of everything" while his mother lives in Aleppo and he is in direct contact with her. "My mom, her life was under Assad. Freedom or freely talking, that was not really possible," he added. However, the situation in Syria remains tense, since an output ban was ordered until Monday to prevent possible unrest, as ORF Salzburg reported.

the rebellion and its leaders

The rebel coalition is led by the Islamist militia Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Her leader, Abu Mohammed al-Golani, was deeply moved when he arrived in Damascus and announced that the group was determined to continue to follow the path since 2011. In a ceremony, he kissed the bottom of the capital and confirmed the irreversibility of the changes: "The future belongs to us." In the meantime, there are reports that the Syrian army did not proceed against the attacking rebels, which made it easier to take over the city's rapid takeover. In the middle of the change of power, the Syrian government spoke of support for an orderly transition and advocated free elections to respect the will of the Syrian people.