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  1. A man has his face painted with the opposition flag as members of the Syrian community and supporters gather to celebrate the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in the face of an offensive by Islamist-led rebels, in Istanbul's Fatih district on 8 December 2024. Islamist-led rebels toppled Syria's longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in a lightning offensive that a UN envoy called "a watershed moment" for the nation marred by civil war.

    Russia says Syria's Assad fled to Moscow

    Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have reportedly fled to Moscow as Islamist-led rebels take control of Damascus. Russia grants asylum and…

  2. This aerial picture shows a bullet-riddled portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad adorning Hama's municipality building after it was defaced following the capture of the city by anti government fighters, on 6 December, 2024. Rebel forces pressing a lightning offensive in Syria aim to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's rule, their Islamist leader said in an interview published on December 6. In little over a week, the offensive has seen Syria's second city Aleppo and strategically located Hama fall from Assad's control for the first time since the civil war began in 2011.

    Rebels declare end of Assad rule in Syria

    Islamist-led rebels have declared victory in Damascus, ending President Bashar al-Assad's rule and five decades of Baath control in Syria. Residents celebrate…