With congratulations and tears, Palestinians were predominately joyful over the liberation of Syria from the regime of Bashar al-Assad after more than five decades of dictatorial rule against the Syrian people.
Many Palestinians described to The New Arab that the events in Syria were “a real victory over injustice, tyranny and corruption”.
On Sunday, 8 December, Syria’s army command notified officers that former dictator Bashar al-Assad‘s rule has ended, a Syrian officer told Reuters, following a rapid rebel offensive that took the world by surprise. Soon after, Syrians rushed to the streets to celebrate, while thousands rushed to the prisons to release the prisoners.
Videos spread widely on social media platforms to document the current historic moments. Besides the celebrations, Syrians documented sad moments when they released their prisoners; some of them disappeared in Assad’s jails for decades. ….more