Syria's interim prime minister Mohammad al-Bashir addresses a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque on Dec. 13, 2024. (Credit: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP)
Thousands of Syrians converged at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus ahead of Friday prayers where the leader of the Islamist rebels who seized power last week is expected, AFP correspondents reported.
Men, women and children flocked to the mosque, an unusual sight in Damascus, with some raising the Syrian independence flag, used by the opposition since the 2011 uprising. Some chanted: "One, one, one, the Syrian people is one," the correspondents said.
Thousands of Syrians converged at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus ahead of Friday prayers where the leader of the Islamist rebels who seized power last week is expected, AFP correspondents reported.
Men, women and children flocked to the mosque, an unusual sight in Damascus, with some raising the Syrian independence flag, used by the opposition since the 2011 uprising. Some chanted: "One, one, one, the Syrian people is one," the correspondents said.
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