Syrians around the world are celebrating following news of the ousting of the Assad regime. Reuters photographers captured some of them…
Syrians living in Turkey celebrate with opposition flags after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in front of the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on 8th December, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Umit Bektas
Alompeint Maarouf, 59, Mazhar Hamdeh, 60, and Nader Halbuni, 61, react in front of the Syrian embassy in Athens following an occupation of the embassy by Syrians living in Greece, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, in Athens, Greece, on 8th December, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Stelios Misinas
People hold Syrian opposition flags as they gather at the Place de la Republique, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in Paris, France, on 8th December, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw
People wave Syrian opposition flags as they gather outside the Syrian embassy, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, in London, Britain on 8th December, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Mina Kim
A woman reacts, as people celebrate after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, December 8, 2024. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Syrians gesture from a bus as they are heading to Syria, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, at Majdal Anjar in Bekaa, Lebanon, on 8th December, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
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People in Lafayette Square outside the White House, on 8th December, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Benoit Tessies
A man holds a representation of the Syrian opposition flag, as Syrian refugees celebrate, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, in Bonn, Germany, on 8th December, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay.
Members of the Syrian community in Finland celebrate, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in Helsinki, Finland, on 8th December, 2024. PICTURE: Lehtikuva/Roni Rekomaa via Reuters