Syrians celebrate fall of Assad regime
The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting later today to discuss the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria.
Syrians have woken up to a hopeful - if uncertain - future after rebels seized the capital, Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia. We will be bringing you reaction to this momentous event. It's all happened at lightning speed, and later today the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting to discuss what's next for Syria. We will be in Damascus with our correspondents for the latest.
With the fall of the Assad rule came the release of many people who'd been jailed in some of the country's notorious prisons, but there are reports many are still trapped in hidden underground cells. We will be speaking to the White Helmets, the Syrian civil defence group, who say they are investigating.
(Pic: A person holds a Syrian opposition flag in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. December 8, 2024; Credit: Reuters)
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