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Syrians both inside and outside the country have been celebrating the fall of long-time president Bashar al-Assad’s regime, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and al-Assad fled to Russia where he’s been given asylum. It’s all happened at lightning speed. We’ll be speaking to a Syrian journalist in the country’s third largest city, Homs, which was taken from government forces earlier in the rebel's campaign.

The fall of the al-Assad regime means over a million Syrian refugees in Lebanon and other countries could now return home. We’ll be heading to the Lebanese – Syrian border. We'll also be in the capital, Damascus, with our correspondent for the latest.

(Pic: A person steps over an image of President Bashar al-Assad in Qamishli, Syria December 8, 2024; Credit: Reuters)