Syrians celebrate a year after Bashar Assad’s fall, in photos

People celebrate and wave Syrian flags as they wait for a parade by the new Syrian army marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar Assad regime in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

By The Associated Press

Posted Dec 8, 2025 03:25:14 AM.

Last Updated Dec 8, 2025 10:31:50 AM.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — As celebrations kicked off marking the first anniversary on Monday of the ousting of former President Bashar Assad’s regime, Syrians are still struggling to heal after the dynasty’s repressive 50-year rule and a 14-year civil war that killed an estimated half-million people, displaced millions more and left the country battered and divided.

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