TOPSHOT - A man takes a selfie next to the destroyed statue of Basel al-Assad, the late elder brother of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad as Syrian Kurds celebrate the fall of capital Damascus to anti-government fighters, in the city of Qamishli on December 8, 2024. Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Photo by Delil souleiman / AFP)