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People celebrate as they wait for a parade by the Syrian army marking the first anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]

Two boys walk down a street carrying Syrian flags in the war-damaged Damascus suburb of Darayya. [Omar Sanadiki/AP Photo]

Syrians celebrate the first anniversary of the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Damascus. [Ghaith Alsayed/AP Photo]

Wanted portraits of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad are displayed in the window of a coffeeshop in Damascus. [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]

Syrian men wearing anonymous masks flash victory signs during celebrations in Damascus. [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]

A girl sits on a machinegun as visitors tour the "Syrian Revolution Military Exhibition" in Damascus. [Ghaith Alsayed/AP Photo]

Syrians shout slogans and wave flags outside the Umayyad Mosque before a prayer held in the lead-up to celebrations marking the anniversary. [Omar Sanadiki/AP Photo]

Riot police stand in formation before a parade by the new Syrian army in Damascus. [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]

A girl takes a selfie with soldiers of the new Syrian army. [Omar Sanadiki/AP Photo]

A woman waves the Syrian flag as members of the new Syrian army stand in formation during celebrations marking the first anniversary of the ousting of former President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A woman waves the Syrian flag as members of the army stand in formation during a military parade in Damascus. [Omar Sanadiki/AP Photo]

People watch and film as fighters from the new Syrian army march during celebrations marking the first anniversary of the ousting of former President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

People watch the Syrian army march during a military parade marking the anniversary. [Omar Sanadiki/AP Photo]

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