TOPSHOT - A Syrian rebel fighter places a rose at the tip of the barrel of his assault rifle during celebrations of this week's outster of president Bashar al-Assad in Damascus' central Umayyad Square on December 13, 2024. Thousands of jubilant Syrians also gathered outside a landmark mosque in the capital Damascus to celebrate during the first Friday prayers since Assad's ouster on December 8. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)