Civilians in Jaramana in #Damascus suburb, which is mostly inhabited by Durzis, toppled the statue of Assad from the central square just now! #Syria

Russian FM claimed in Doha it were naval manoeuvres.

NEW: HTS leader Jolani says whoever defects from the Assad regime or surrenders himself would be safe

Russia is attempting to do “everything” it can to prevent rebel forces advancing in Syria. FM Sergey Lavrov said today: “We are trying to do everything not to allow terrorists to prevail, even if they say that they are no longer terrorists.” More updates: thetimes.com/article/syria-…

Green Syria Via Thomas van Linge

Exactly what I've been thinking for days...bits of the last days remind me of the Taliban sweeping through Afghanistan, seizing one province after the next, the army falling away...

Syria "free of Assad". What a historic moment. Our updated story here. thetimes.com/uk/article/syr…

This morning's paper. Assad's regime literally fell right when these were distributed. The news have unfolded so rapidly fast; the situation in #Syria is developing by the minute.

Istanbul now. #Syria.

#Syrian women celebrating the fall of the Assad regime in #Istanbul.

This is Sham, 5. Sham is the #Syrian's word for 'Damascus', so the little girl was named after her capital. "She's never been," her father told me. "I've been in Turkey for 10 years, but now I can finally take my family to #Syria. Sham can see Sham."

Syrians gathered today in #Istanbul to celebrate the fall of the #Assad regime.

Having covered the toppling of Saddam, Gaddafi & Taliban regime & witnessed the jubilation followed by chaos and bloodshed, I really hope Syria will be different. And as one Syrian Kurdish friend said to me ‘today is a time for celebration - tomorrow we can worry…’

This.

Thousands ascended the hill to Sednaya Prison yesterday in search of loved ones taken by the Assad regime. They poured over prison records and pulled apart the concrete of “Assad’s slaughterhouse” looking for a second prison underground, but in vain. thetimes.com/world/middle-e…

Reminder to journalists covering the justice file on Syria and what transitional justice may look like… some excellent Syrian lawyers and justice advocates you can consult, quote and interview 👇🏼

Hi European populist politicians, you want to push Syrian refugees back to these homes while foreign powers are still bombing and no one knows how and who will be governing the various regions of the country? It would be cruel and reckless. Those who can will voluntarily return.

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The happiness is literally eternal. Gaza's streets are erupting. The tears of everyone, the joy. I lost the words.

🚨BREAKING: Journalist and Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al-Sharif removes his helmet and press vest following the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza, after a year and a half of continuous work reporting on the genocide and Israeli crimes in Gaza and its northern regions.