Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa delivers a speech at the Convention Center in Damascus on Dec. 8, 2025, as Syrians celebrate the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime. (Credit: Omar Haj Kadouri/AFP)
Paragliders filled the sky over the Syrian capital. It was a little past 10 a.m., the cold cut to the bone, but Syrians showed up. The entrance of the air commandos was met with cheers of joy. Families and friends came to capture the moment.There were the green, white, and black colors of the revolution, and the royal eagle, emblem of the new era. Among this string of flags, there were two unexpected guests: a Brazilian one and a Lebanese one, reminding everyone that the country emerged from its isolation — and was lifting its head again.Standing and proud, Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Syria looked the world straight in the eye. And the world looked back. The cameras of the planet were focused on Damascus. Another on the ground report form Syria 'It's like a dream': Syrians celebrate one year since the fall of the Assad regime It was Dec. 8,...
Paragliders filled the sky over the Syrian capital. It was a little past 10 a.m., the cold cut to the bone, but Syrians showed up. The entrance of the air commandos was met with cheers of joy. Families and friends came to capture the moment.There were the green, white, and black colors of the revolution, and the royal eagle, emblem of the new era. Among this string of flags, there were two unexpected guests: a Brazilian one and a Lebanese one, reminding everyone that the country emerged from its isolation — and was lifting its head again.Standing and proud, Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Syria looked the world straight in the eye. And the world looked back. The cameras of the planet were focused on Damascus. Another on the ground report form Syria 'It's like a dream': Syrians celebrate one year since the fall of the Assad regime It was Dec....