Syria, Damascus, December 8, 2024. Fighters from the remnants of the Syrian factions fighting against Bashar al-Assad. Celebrations erupted around and declared Bashar al-Assad he had fled the country, in a spectacular end to five decades of Baath party rule.//ALASAADASAAD_SIPA.72365/Credit:ASAAD AL ASAAD/SIPA/2412091531