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‘The revolution has just begun’: In Damascus, a new year of freedom, tinged with caution

Between fear of the unknown and hope for the future, Damascenes celebrated New Year's Eve, freed from Assad's regime.

‘The revolution has just begun’: In Damascus, a new year of freedom, tinged with caution

Residents of Damascus prepare to celebrate the New Year in the Bab Touma neighborhood in the Syrian capital on Dec. 31, 2024.(Credit: Iva KOVIC-CHAHINE/OLJ)

A few hours before New Year's Eve, in Damascus, families strolled around the Umayyad Mosque square. Groups of young people also gathered there, under the watchful eyes of armed rebels from Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stationed at every street...
A few hours before New Year's Eve, in Damascus, families strolled around the Umayyad Mosque square. Groups of young people also gathered there, under the watchful eyes of armed rebels from Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stationed at every street...