Syrians continue to rejoice in Damascus following fall of Assad’s government

(10 Dec 2024)
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Damascus, Syria – 10 December 2024
1. Wide of crowd on Umayyad Square in Damascus
2. Men waving Free Syrian Army flag from top of obelisk
3. Pan of man screaming “Out with Bashar. Out with Bashar”
4. Wide of motorcycle driving through
5. Various of crowd in square
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hamzeh Hamada, Syrian citizen:
"(We want) the country to get better, to live in dignity and be like other countries that respect citizens’ rights and where there are no bribes. We have suffered a lot from bribes. I know that so well. I experienced it very much. We had to bribe people for very minor things, things that should be our right.”
7. Wide of woman screaming “God is Great. The boys are back. God is great, Syria is back”
8. Various of crowd chanting and applauding
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jihad Mustafa Shibani, Syrian citizen:
“Everything was banned. Only (Assad loyalists) could do things. This would be considered terrorism, walking these streets would be considered terrorism. These bikes could be considered illegal and you are considered a terrorist. My family’s house has been near here for 50 years, and we didn’t know anything about it.”
10. Various of crumbled picture of ousted president Bashar Assad
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdul-Jalil Diab, Syrian citizen:
“We are happy to get rid of the corrupt regime that was based on bribes. The whole country feels better. Everyone is happy and celebrating,”
12. Various of man putting Free Syrian Army flag on his car
STORYLINE:
Syrians continued to celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad on Tuesday, waving the revolutionary flag for a third day on Damascus’s central Umayyad Square.

Crowds chanted “Out with Bashar, out with Bashar.”

22-year-old Hamzeh Hamada told the AP he wanted he country to get better.

"We want to live in dignity and be like other countries that respect citizens’ rights and where there are no bribes," he said.

Syrian insurgents swept across the country in just 10 days to bring an end to the Assad family’s 50-year rule.

AP video shot by: Fay Abuelgasim

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