PHOTO COLLECTION: Fall of Damascus

A group of people take a family photo while sitting on a couch in a hall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

By The Associated Press

Posted Dec 8, 2024 10:36:43 AM.

Last Updated Dec 8, 2024 10:45:29 AM.

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