Damascus, Syria after Operation Dawn of Freedom

DAMASCUS, SYRIA - DECEMBER 9: Anti-Assad citizens in Damascus celebrate after Assad fled the country and Damascus was taken over by the National Syria Army on December 9, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. Rebel forces in Syria claimed that they had retaken the capital from longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who was reported to have fled the country. Syria has been mired in a multi-party civil war since 2011, amid the Arab Spring uprisings. (Photo by Ugur Yildirim/ dia images via Getty Images)