This aerial view shows men waiting outside a transitional government centre for handing over small arms and security registration for former soldiers, police members, and civilians in Damascus on December 24, 2024. Islamist-led rebels took Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, ousting president Bashar al-Assad and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. The transitional government, which took control of Syria on December 8, is registering the men city by city. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)