DAMASCUS, SYRIA - DECEMBER 21: A view from a torture and intelligence center in Damascus, Syria revealing the brutality of the Assad regime after the collapse of the 61-year-old Baathist rule on December 21, 2024. Located underground in the Kafr Sousa district, an area home to government ministries and other official buildings, the intelligence center contains torture rooms. The statues and images of Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar al-Assad are being torn down and removed. Emin Sansar / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM